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Location:
PO Box 30085, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230, United States
Founded in: 2009
Stage: Alpha (prototype)
Number of employees: 1-5
Funding history:
Short URL: vator.co/pilus-energy
Stage: Alpha (prototype)
Number of employees: 1-5
Funding history:
- Date: 09/2009, Seed: $300 k (post valuation: $3200000).
Profitable year: 2011Short URL: vator.co/pilus-energy
Admins (1)
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Jason E Barkeloo
Founder & President, Pilus Energy
Followers (19)
Pilus Energy
Electricity and Hydrogen Gas from Organics by Genetically Engineered Bacteria
Startup/business
Ohio, United States United States
http://PilusEnergy.com
Startup/business
Ohio, United States United States
http://PilusEnergy.com
Company description
A clean-tech renewable energy reactor platform that harnesses genetically engineered bacteria and harvests the DC electricity, hydrogen gas, and water from their metabolism of organics commonly found in farm waste, plant pulps, river water, and sewage. We have working prototypes and are pilot ready!
Team
Management Team
Jason E. Barkeloo, MA - Founder & President
Daniel J. Hassett, PhD - Chief of Science
Randall Irvin, PhD - Consulting Director of Pili and Biofilms
Jeffrey D. Myers, MS - Consulting Director of Fuel Cell Development
Rich Wheeless, MBA - CFO
Joe Winterberg, PE, MBA - VP, Project Manager
Business model
As a B2B model, we intend to (1) vertically license the reactor platform, (2) wholesale the consumables to the licensees, and (3) wholesale the accessories to the licensees.
Then, we intend to capture and (4) sell the reactor usage and status data and (5) monetize the carbon and renewable energy credits.
Competitive advantage
(1) mutations;
(2) Open platform licensing model for rapid scale;
(3)multiple deployment verticals;
(4) licensing partner identified;
(5) respected interdisciplinaryteam;
(6) Anaerobically produces DC electricity and hydrogen gas;
(7) Aerobicallyproduces DC and water;
(8) large temperature range of 4º to 45º C;
(9) heavymetal resistance;
(10) pH swings resisted;
(11) biofilm sequesters carbon;
(12)18X’s more efficient than fermentation;
(13) non-toxic;
(14) no GHG production;
(15) reduced dependency on hydrocarbons;
(16) projected cost over 30 years of 0.02¢/kWh;
(17) >45% efficiency.
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