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S4E11 - Are you Still Fighting Green Algae? Here's What to do Instead!
S4E11 - Are you Still Fighting Green Algae? Here's What to do Instead!
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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with ?️ Cesar Narvaez, CEO & Founder of NXO Engineering
? NXO Engineering is a deep tech startup in the Water and Sanitation industry developing a new generation of wastewater treatment plants.
What we covered:
? How Green Algae might not be your enemy, despite years of Activated Sludge bulking
? How it might be about time to challenge the status quo in Wastewater Treatment
? How beyond CAPEX considerations, looking at energy consumptions, OPEX and carbon emissions shall be the future of the Water Industry
? How NXO managed to run a successful proof of concept against all odds and market standards
? How leveraging green algae may turn eutrophication into a positive concept
? How decision-makers are ready to shift their Key Performance Indicators to global impact
? How the next step will be to turn the process totally chemical-free by leveraging cacti slime
? How NXO managed to successfully downsize equipment and processes
? How they turn out to build an EPC (almost) from scratch, and how challenging that may be
? How the concept might be adapted for industrial applications and the company's overall outlook for growth
? Green Algae as deep tech, getting support from the largest french research institutes but also getting their pilot plant degraded 8 (!) times, grit, passion... and much more!
? ... and of course, we concluded with the ????? ???? ????????? ?
➡️ Get the Full Story (including an infographic and full transcript)
? NXO Engineering is a deep tech startup in the Water and Sanitation industry developing a new generation of wastewater treatment plants.
What we covered:
? How Green Algae might not be your enemy, despite years of Activated Sludge bulking
? How it might be about time to challenge the status quo in Wastewater Treatment
? How beyond CAPEX considerations, looking at energy consumptions, OPEX and carbon emissions shall be the future of the Water Industry
? How NXO managed to run a successful proof of concept against all odds and market standards
? How leveraging green algae may turn eutrophication into a positive concept
? How decision-makers are ready to shift their Key Performance Indicators to global impact
? How the next step will be to turn the process totally chemical-free by leveraging cacti slime
? How NXO managed to successfully downsize equipment and processes
? How they turn out to build an EPC (almost) from scratch, and how challenging that may be
? How the concept might be adapted for industrial applications and the company's overall outlook for growth
? Green Algae as deep tech, getting support from the largest french research institutes but also getting their pilot plant degraded 8 (!) times, grit, passion... and much more!
? ... and of course, we concluded with the ????? ???? ????????? ?
➡️ Get the Full Story (including an infographic and full transcript)
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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