GE’s New Frack Wastewater Technology Uses Old Technology

GE, which has long had an oil and gas division, is stepping into a new arena for the company: Cleaning up frack wastewater. The company has a new "membrane distillation" process/technology that cuts down on the amount of fresh water needed to clean up frack wastewater. It also cuts out transportation (happens on-site) and eliminates the heating and cooling usually required. Oh, and did we mention: It cuts the price in half over traditional treatment methods. A bit more about GE's new frack wastewater technology, which "borrows" this new process/technology from an old technology--industrial refrigerators...

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