MIT Spinoff's Microbes Turn Beer Waste Into Clean Water, Energy

  • Cambrian Innovation makes onsite wastewater treatment plants
  • Company raised $30 million to fund solar-style leasing model
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Cambrian Innovation is extracting clean water and energy from waste streams at two California breweries with a secret set of microbes.

The Boston-based startup has raised $30 million to install its EcoVolt systems, and plans to market them using a model that’s similar to the leases that are driving the residential solar market, Chief Executive Officer Matthew Silver said in an interview.