"Whoever owns the new sources of energy will own the future economy." 1
We use a proprietary clean technology to convert industrial customer "wastes" into value. This waste-to-value (WTV) proposition provides customers with substantial revenue-generating and cost-saving opportunities.
Pilus Energy is converging digester, fermenter, scrubber, and other proven technologies into a scalable electrogenic bioreactor (EBR) platform. This transformative technology is the basis of the Pilus Cell™. The EBR harnesses genetically enhanced bacteria that:
1) remediates water
2) harvests direct current (DC) electricity
3) produces economically important biogases.
The EBR does this through bacterial metabolism (cellular respiration) of organic and nitrogen molecules.
With nearly four-hundred carbon and nitrogen compounds that can serve as feedstock (metabolites), our piranha-like bacteria are non-pathogenic. They resist heavy metals and swings of pH. They survive in a 4-to-45 degree Celsius temperature range. And they are anaerobically and aerobically active, even with low BOD/COD.
Why?
While our energy supply is in turmoil, more than 1100 TeraWatt hours of energy is stored and transported in waste waters.
The lack of clean water is a crisis that only increases with population growth and development.
Ecosystems and public health are at risk. At risk from mining and drilling - at risk from pollutants, poisons, and pathogens - and we are at risk of resulting economic loss and higher product costs.
Pilus Energy's interdisciplinary team has a sense of urgency to provide a profitable energy generating solution. By extracting energy from molecular compounds in waste water, adopters of our technology will generate revenues while reducing global risks.
Whether your wastes are by-products of manufacturing, food processing, sanitation, or recalled products, it is likely we can help you extract value from the energy stored in those wastes. Comparatively, our technology is eighteen times more efficient than fermentation.
Some value-added opportunities include carbon and renewable energy credits (RECs), remediation and odor control, energy production, biogas production, and reduction of pathogens. If you are seeking to reduce your carbon footprint while maximizing your economic gain, consider talking to us. We likely have a scalable solution for you.
1Dr. Carl Safina's testimony to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, 21 May 2010