http://www.purposeenergy.com/ PurposeEnergy has the only Sustainability solution that specifically addresses both the emerging byproduct and energy issues for the brewing industry. en-US Copyright 2010 info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220322 Eric Fitch, CEO, Purpose Energy, Inc. featured in Entrepreneurs article. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220322 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5765/purposeenergy-eyes-brewery-industry-for-novel-ad-cogen-system PurposeEnergy Inc.'s Biphase Orbicular Biodigester, or BOB for short, is ideally suited to process higher-solid waste than traditional anaerobic digesters. With that capability in mind, the company is focusing on the brewery market, and its waste streams such as spent grains. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5765/purposeenergy-eyes-brewery-industry-for-novel-ad-cogen-system Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/arcshow.html?id=11082202901 Like so many daydreamers, Eric Fitch got the idea to start his own business over beers at a bar. Unlike most of those people, however, he's followed through on his idea. Fitch and his start-up, Purpose Energy, are forging a new market for turning brewery waste into energy. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/arcshow.html?id=11082202901 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/rebrewable_energy/ WHAT IF YOU COULD use beer to... make more beer? That's the question Eric Fitch asked himself when the MIT grad set out to design a process for transforming brewing waste into renewable energy. A drunkard's dream? Maybe, but Fitch and his two-year-old startup, Purpose Energy of Waltham, are putting the idea to the test at Vermont's Magic Hat brewery. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/rebrewable_energy/ Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://www.wcax.com/story/15070092/magic-hat-brews-up-a-way-to-cut-energy-costs-waste?clienttype=printable Once Magic Hat beer is brewed and bottled along the assembly line or flowing from the tap, tens of thousands of pounds of wet, smelly mess are left behind every day. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.wcax.com/story/15070092/magic-hat-brews-up-a-way-to-cut-energy-costs-waste?clienttype=printable Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://www.entrepreneur.com/100brilliantcompanies/index.html Purpose Energy, Inc. has been selected as a "Brilliant Company" in Entrepreneur's annual look at the brightest ideas, the hottest industries and the most insightful innovators. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.entrepreneur.com/100brilliantcompanies/index.html Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT http://www.brewbound.com/top-features/purpose-energy-saving-the-earth-one-beer-at-a-time/ Like most stories in the beer industry, it all started over a pint. For Eric Fitch, the Founder of Purpose Energy, it meant breaking free of building start-ups for other people and finally doing it for himself. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.brewbound.com/top-features/purpose-energy-saving-the-earth-one-beer-at-a-time/ Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://www.fox44now.com/Global/story.asp?S=14088658 When you think beer the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't energy, but for mechanical engineer Eric Fitch that's exactly what's on his mind. He just had to find the right company to partner with. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.fox44now.com/Global/story.asp?S=14088658 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://inhabitat.com/purposeenergys-eric-fitch-turns-beer-brewery-waste-into-clean-burning-bio-fuel/ First farts and now beer, methane gas is quickly becoming a popular alternative energy source. Eric Fitch, CEO of PurposeEnergy Inc, has turned his love of beer into energy by creating a device that recycles the waste from brewing beer into a functional natural gas. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://inhabitat.com/purposeenergys-eric-fitch-turns-beer-brewery-waste-into-clean-burning-bio-fuel/ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/13/mit_grads_invention_turns_brewery_waste_to_fuel/ Before he started "saving the earth, one beer at a time," all inventor Eric Fitch knew about home brewing was that it could make quite a mess. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/13/mit_grads_invention_turns_brewery_waste_to_fuel/ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://www.7dvt.com/2011magic-hat-produces-its-own-energy-beer For Eric Fitch, beer isn't just about drinking; it's about energy. Specifically, the energy that can be produced from a brewery's spent grain and yeast. Harnessing that power had eluded renewable energy experts until Fitch, founder and CEO of Massaschusetts-based PurposeEnergy, Inc., figured it out. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.7dvt.com/2011magic-hat-produces-its-own-energy-beer Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/print/article/2010/12/power-engineering-names-renewable-projects-of-the-year This year's Power Engineering Projects of the Year Award winners and honorable mentions represented facilities and/or technology that signified excellence in four categories: coal-fired, gas-fired, nuclear and renewable/sustainable. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/print/article/2010/12/power-engineering-names-renewable-projects-of-the-year Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/x1167185373/Gifts-of-Hope-Arlington-resident-Eric-Fitch-and-the-power-of-fuel#axzz1F1UzVMK9 Eric Fitch knows a lot about energy. So much so, that the Pleasant Street resident launched his own startup company called PurposeEnergy, Inc. The company's mission is unique: To turn beer waste into clean energy. Currently, he's launched a power plant at the Magic Hat Brewing Co. in Burlington, Vt., which he said will be fully operational by mid-January. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/x1167185373/Gifts-of-Hope-Arlington-resident-Eric-Fitch-and-the-power-of-fuel#axzz1F1UzVMK9 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/6008908152/articles/powergenworldwide/Business/project-management/2010/09/POTY-finalists-named.html Power Engineering Magazine and PennWell Corp. nominate PurposeEnergy, Inc. as a finalist in the Project of the Year awards in the "Best Renewable/Sustainable Project" category. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/6008908152/articles/powergenworldwide/Business/project-management/2010/09/POTY-finalists-named.html Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EDT http://www.jgpress.com/archives/_free/002108.html Regional Roundup - BioCycle July 2010, Vol. 51, No. 7, p. 14 info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.jgpress.com/archives/_free/002108.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:30:00 EDT http://sustainableindustries.com/articles/2010/05/smart-way-get-wasted A smart way to get wasted - by Michael Whelchel (Sustainable Industries). Purpose Energy is one of many companies creating new business from waste. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://sustainableindustries.com/articles/2010/05/smart-way-get-wasted Mon, 3 May 2010 09:30:00 EDT http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2010/03/14/arlington_man_marketing_way_to_turn_beer_waste_into_energy/ Purpose Energy, Inc. interviewed for "Brewer waste turned to energy, one beer at a time" by The Boston Globe info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2010/03/14/arlington_man_marketing_way_to_turn_beer_waste_into_energy/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EDT http://multimedia.boston.com/m/29256332/bbj-turning-beer-byproducts-into-clean-energy.htm Purpose Energy, Inc. highlighted on Boston.com Video Segment - "BBJ: Turning beer byproducts into clean energy" info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://multimedia.boston.com/m/29256332/bbj-turning-beer-byproducts-into-clean-energy.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EDT http://www.maximizingprogress.org/2010/02/brews-and-btus-purpose-energy-bio.html Purpose Energy, Inc. highlighted on the "Maximizing Progress" blog authored by Joody Bonsen info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.maximizingprogress.org/2010/02/brews-and-btus-purpose-energy-bio.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/03/01/story4.html Purpose Energy, Inc. featured in the Boston Business Journal. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/03/01/story4.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/02/22/daily40-Purpose-Energy-turns-beer-byproducts-into-brewery-power.html Purpose Energy, Inc. featured on Mass High Tech, The Journal of New England Technology info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/02/22/daily40-Purpose-Energy-turns-beer-byproducts-into-brewery-power.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT http://www.purposeenergy.com/press/Feb-2010/02-22-2010-PurposeEnergy-Selected-by-AlwaysOn-as-a-GoingGreen-Top-50-Winner.html PurposeEnergy, Inc., a manufacturer of renewable natural gas, announced today that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen East Top 50 winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen East 50 signifies leadership amongst its peers and gamechanging approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.purposeenergy.com/press/Feb-2010/02-22-2010-PurposeEnergy-Selected-by-AlwaysOn-as-a-GoingGreen-Top-50-Winner.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/02/15/daily18-Startup-Watch-Five-you-should-follow.html PurposeEnergy, Inc. is listed on Mass High Tech - The Journal of New England Technology (Online Magazine) as a top five startup to watch. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/02/15/daily18-Startup-Watch-Five-you-should-follow.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT http://www.masschallenge.org/blog/drinking-beer-save-world PurposeEnergy, Inc. is getting talked about in alternative media outlets. info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.masschallenge.org/blog/drinking-beer-save-world Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/02/09/cheers-to-the-environment-purposeenergy-aims-to-make-brewing-more-sustainable/ PurposeEnergy, Inc. Founder and CEO Eric Fitch interviewed for "Cheers to the Environment: PurposeEnergy Aims to Make Brewing More Sustainable" on Xconomy.com info@purposeenergy.com (Purpose Energy) http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/02/09/cheers-to-the-environment-purposeenergy-aims-to-make-brewing-more-sustainable/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT