Environment & Energy Technology: En-route to Sustainable Human Habitats in Urban

Although the planet has witnessed tremendous technological advancements over time, environmental waste is still a burning concern that has not been curbed appropriately. The only possible way to challenge the danger of food, water, energy, environmental waste growing mainly in the urban cities is to adopt circular economy along with innovative, integrated and sustainable technology solutions. And this is precisely what the innovative Bio-systems and energy venture company, Environment & Energy Technology (en2t, en-squared-t), makes possible. “Driven by the urgent global requirement of food waste recycling in urban cities, we offer eco-friendly sustainable solutions, equipped to recycle food waste through Sustainable Organic Vertical Farming (SOVFarming),” mentions Dr. Suk K. Sim, the company's president and CEO.

In terms of sustainability, team en2t understands that nature itself has a lot to offer. To this end, it naturally uses eco-friendly salt-tolerant mushroom strains from the natural ecosystem to challenge the sustainable food waste recycling without secondary contaminations, i.e., wastewater, sludge and odor. Moreover, the company’s sustainable vertical farming facilitates the recycling of food waste into organic fertilizer, renewable energy, functional bio feed, and mushroom; simply all organic. With department stores, shopping centers, restaurants, meeting rooms, movie theaters, more at the down floors and vertical farming at the top ones, en2t’s sustainable organic vertical farming truly enhances the value of new spaces for the people in the urban cities; simply sustainable.

“We also use effective salt-tolerant mushroom strains to develop Eco-friendly Alternative Plastic and Styrofoam Substitute (ECAPASS) material for daily necessities and raw material for architecture and furniture,” adds Dr. Sim. These ECAPASS materials can be reused as a source of renewable energy and as organic fertilizer, evidencing the sustainability of SOVFarming.

Through its KENTLab (Korea Environment & Energy Technology Laboratory) R&D center, the company further promotes the recycling of used nuclear fuel for a renewable source of energy to achieve carbon neutrality and minimize radioactive waste. Also specializing in developing nuclear reactor safety measures to improve nuclear safety, KENTLab develops Safe and Self-driving Intelligent Reactor - Management Platform (S2IR-MP), applying big data and reinforcement learning technology for Small and Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Micro-Reactors (MRs), which are globally under development for carbon neutrality and thus sustainability.

What further sheds light on en2t’s abilities to provide effective food waste recycling solutions is its collaboration with a renowned theme park in Korea. Unable to manage its food waste, the client approached en2t and offered to build a 5 ton/day effective food waste recycling plant through a turn-key project. With en2t’s solution in place, the client was able to eradicate hurdles and achieve superior circular economy in return. Moreover, owing to the outstanding performances in the market, en2t was honored with the New Environmental Technology No. 43 (NET-43) Certificate, by the Ministry of Environment, in 2002, and Korea Green Management Award in Best Environment Technology, by Korea Management Association, in the same year of 2002.

Today, the company is promoting a 10 ton/day food waste recycling FOAKE (First-of-A-Kind Engineering) DEMO plant with SOVFarming showcase in both Korea and the US. The team is providing a center stage to DEMO plants in association with the company’s business partners present in the Middle East, China, India, and Indonesia as a part of the global franchise business model. For the NEOM or the Red Sea Development Projects, the company has joined hands with the local partners in Saudi to promote a DEMO plant as well. At the same time, en2t envisages a strong position of FOAKE DEMO plant in Indonesia for the New Capital development project in East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The company is ready to launch a global initiative of building of infrastructure for sustainable human habitats in urban cities with its dream and sketches for the sustainable future of the humanity. en2t is currently looking for strategic global business partners and investors to build sustainable human habitats together.