‘PITCHFEST 2020 SERIES’ EP. 6 - MARK RUNNALS FROM PUMPFREE ENERGY

In episode 6 of the Ocean Impact Podcast ‘Pitchfest 2020 Series’ Nick Chiarelli speaks with Mark Runnals, co-founder and CEO of PumpFree Energy.

PumpFree Energy, a Finalist in The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2020, are a Sydney based clean-tech startup that cleans oil from water and turns waste from commercial kitchens into renewable sources of energy.

Did you know that on average each person produces 8kgs of grease per year and that 1 litre of oil can contaminate up to 1 million litres of ocean water? Did you also know that cities like Sydney still have waste treatment plants that discharge several thousand tonnes of FOG and suspended solids (SS) into the ocean every year. PumpFree Energy technology has been independently measured to reduce suspended solids by up to 65% and reduce the amount of fats, oils, greases (FOG) going to sewer by up to 75%.

Through world-first innovative technology, PumpFree Energy reduces the amounts of Fats, Oils, and Greases (FOG) going into our sewers from commercial kitchens in restaurants, pubs, hotels, and shopping centres. The FOG collected by PumpFree Energy is then sold and processed into biofuels. PumpFree is creating a circular economy by producing a resource out of a waste that would otherwise damage our ocean, reducing pollution and mitigating CO2 emissions.

For more information on PumpFree Energy visit: https://pumpfree.com.au/

To follow PumpFree Energy on LinkedIn visit: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pumpfree-energy/