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“Emefcy’s technology uses naturally occurring bacteria in an electrogenic bioreactor to treat wastewater. The organic material in the waste produces power and treated water, transforming wastewater treatment from an energy-intensive, cost-intensive and carbon-intensive process, into an energy-generating and carbon-reducing process.
“Energy Technology Ventures – a GE, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips joint venture – is providing capital to Emefcy, an Israeli company that can transform wastewater treatment from a huge energy drain to an electricity generator.
“Emefcy’s technology uses naturally occurring bacteria in an electrogenic bioreactor to treat wastewater. The organic material in the waste produces power and treated water, transforming wastewater treatment from an energy-intensive, cost-intensive and carbon-intensive process, into an energy-generating and carbon-reducing process.
“The benefits are both economic and environmental: Conventional wastewater treatment uses 2 percent of global power capacity (80,000 megawatts and 57,000,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide), costing US$40 billion per year.
“Rather than using conventional energy-intensive aerobic processes or methane-producing anaerobic digestion to treat wastewater, Emefcy harvests renewable energy directly from the wastewater and feeds it to the power grid, enabling the energy-positive wastewater treatment plant.
“The primary initial applications are for wastewater treatment in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, with total market potential of US$10 billion annually.
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Hey There Sammykayed,
I know what you mean, You may have come across ads which tell you how you can use hydrogen fuel cell kits to convert your gasoline powered car to run your vehicle on water. The hydrogen fuel cell kit is part of the Water 4 Gas technology wherein by virtue of a little kit that connects to car battery and the engine, you can make your car run on water. The system derives electricity from the car battery and converts the water into HHO or Brown’s Gas. Hydroxy or water fuel, evidently, is made of 2 parts hydrogen and one part Oxygen.
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