[4][5] Energy Recovery was founded in 1992 by Leif and Marissa Hauge and incorporated in Virginia.

[6] Energy Recovery began selling its PX pressure exchanger products for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination applications in 1997 and went public in 2008.

[6] The company is currently led by David Moon, President and Chief Executive Officer.

[7] The PX Pressure Exchanger device is Energy Recovery's flagship product used in desalination.

[10] Energy Recovery developed pressure exchanger products for specific applications, including its PX G1300™ for the CO2 refrigeration industry,[11] and its Ultra PX™ for Ultra High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis (UHPRO) applications in wastewater treatment.