NGEN Technologies

Nitrogen pollution from wastewater and agricultural runoff is a major environmental threat causing eutrophication, also known as "dead zones". In response, state and federal agencies are enacting stricter nitrogen emissions standards. Conventional nitrogen removal is energy intensive and costly. 

NGEN has developed a new process called "CANDO" that transforms nitrogen waste from wastewater into nitrous oxide gas (N₂O) which is then used as an oxidant in biogas combustion to increase power output. They plan to install and validate CANDO at pilot-scale in a local wastewater treatment facility with the goal of building a follow-on commercial-scale unit. If successful, CANDO has the potential to reshape nitrogen management by transforming waste into an energy resource.