About Isobaric Strategies Inc

Isobaric Strategies Inc owns a portfolio of United States and international patents covering isobaric pressure exchanger technology. The company does not manufacture products. Its revenue is derived from royalties under an exclusive license agreement with Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) for the use of its patented technology in seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination applications.

The company's patented innovations are the basis for the Flowserve FLEX™ isobaric energy recovery device, which is marketed and sold by Flowserve for use in SWRO desalination plants worldwide.

The underlying pressure exchanger concept was invented by Leif Hauge, who also founded Energy Recovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: ERII) in 1992. Mr. Hauge received the inaugural Sidney Loeb Award in 2006 for outstanding innovation in desalination. Isobaric Strategies' active patents cover subsequent-generation improvements to the technology.

Beyond the current SWRO desalination market served through the Flowserve license, the company's patented technology may have applications in a range of industrial processes across various pressure levels. Isobaric Strategies is exploring opportunities for its technology in these potential future markets, including brackish water reverse osmosis, industrial water reuse, wastewater treatment, lithium extraction, and gas processing.

Why this technology matters

Water scarcity is among the most pressing global challenges. Over two billion people lack safely managed drinking water, and global demand is projected to outpace supply by 40% by 2030.

Seawater desalination is now an essential part of the water supply mix in dozens of countries. Energy is the largest operating cost in seawater reverse osmosis. Isobaric pressure exchangers cut energy use in this process by approximately 60%, making large-scale desalination both economically viable and meaningfully less carbon-intensive.

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