Waste to Energy

Municipalities which manage their own biosolid/sewage sludge disposal and disposal sites are a major market that will benefit from the introduction of our groundbreaking treatment which converts biosolids into electricity and fertilizer, eliminating residual malodorous and toxic waste now deposited in landfills. According to the EPA, the terms biosolid and sewage sludge are increasingly used interchangeably.

At present landfills generate unacceptable amounts of methane, which contribute to global warming. Part of the waste is converted into fertilizers and part is incinerated. The rate of incineration, used more widely in Europe, is only 17% in the United States.

New York City is a prime example of a metropolis with a sewage sludge disposal problem. About 85 of 1,200 tons of waste it generates daily is spread around the city landfill site location making much of the area unfit for human activity. The rest is transported by train or truck to distant rural areas, including other states, which increasingly are objecting to putting it in their landfills as evidenced by the recent "Sludge Train" controversy in Parrish, Alabama.

The market size considering only large municipalities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are enormous. New York City’s 8.5M population produces 1,200 tons of bio waste daily. Our device will eliminate 1,350 tons yearly, which means 300-320 of our devices are needed to eliminate the bio waste. Assuming a total unit price of $500k, the New York City market alone is $150-$160m. Projecting the NYC population of 8.5M to the total US population of 32Mm, the US market is $5.7-$6.1B.