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Improving Wastewater Treatment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Patrick Kiely, CEO of Sentry

Hardware to Save a Planet · 20 Jul 2023 · 45m · Episode 31

What this episode covers

Patrick Kiely, CEO of Sentry, explains how his company uses biological sensors to monitor wastewater health and optimize treatment processes, reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. He details the sensor's bioelectrode technology, which measures bacterial electron transfer to provide real-time data on organic load, allowing operators to adjust aeration dynamically. Kiely also discusses the business model of selling data services rather than just hardware, the challenges of commercializing in the fragmented municipal water industry, and the potential for wastewater plants to become net-positive energy generators through biogas.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Sentry, Penn State, Elemental Accelerator, Energia
Also
Geobacter, PFAS

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