FogBusters` Water-Cleaning, Waste-to-Energy Technology Vies for Cleantech Open`s 2010 National Prize
OAKLAND, CALIF., November 16, 2010: Novel technology that efficiently cleans industrial wastewater while it captures oil in the water to use as biodiesel feedstock has made FogBusters a market success and a finalist contending for the Cleantech Open's 2010 National Prize. FogBusters was selected as the winning California team in the Air, Water and Waste category of Cleantech Open National Awards Gala and Expo to be held in San Jose on November 17.
Market leaders in the food, dairy, algae and biofuel industries—such as Cargill Corporation and Ventura Foods—have been quick to adopt FogBusters' revolutionary oil/water separation technology, while the petroleum, chemical and remediation industries are testing additional applications.
A total departure from the chemical, centrifugal and adsorptive separation technologies currently used, FogBuster machines efficiently purify wastewater with a non-chemical, gravity-driven system that captures fat, oil and grease (FOG) in highly concentrated form for sale as biodiesel feedstock. This transforms a manufacturer's EPA-mandated water treatment program from a costly compliance obligation into a profit center. Moreover, FogBusters makes wastewater treatment less expensive and more sustainable by reducing or eliminating the use of chemicals and the generation of oily sludge that requires disposal in landfills. With FogBusters equipment, clients get their wastewater cleaner more reliably and sustainably at a lower cost and make money selling recovered waste oil to biodiesel manufacturers.
In March of this year, 271 teams across five regions submitted entries to the Cleantech Open business competition. 81 of those teams made it through to the semifinals; 18 teams were selected as finalists after a rigorous judging process. 'Our mission is to find, fund and foster the most promising cleantech startups across America,' stated Rex Northern, executive director of the Cleantech Open. 'The judges were impressed that FogBusters has a fully commercial, revenue-generating product with blue chip reference customers validating the equipment's
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