GE expands licensing agreement with HERO water technology developer

GE has been supplying HERO-based systems for a number of years. Under the new agreement with Debasish (Deb) Mukhopadhyay, HERO’s process developer and patent holder, GE will hold specific rights to market and manufacture solutions that use the HERO technology in key industry segments and applications including microelectronics, the hydrocarbon processing industry, chemical processing industry, zero liquid discharge, food and beverage and mobile water treatment.

“Our new agreement with Deb Mukhopadhyay reflects GE’s commitment to support the development and commercial deployment of HERO and other clean water technologies to help customers around the world address its mounting energy and water resource challenges,” said Jeff Connelly, vice president, engineered systems—water and process technologies for GE Power & Water.