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05/01/2013	Pasteurization Technology Group’s Greg Ryan to Speak at the Bluetech Valley Water Conference 2013 in Fresno Mr. Ryan offers his perspective on how PTG’s two-for-one renewable wastewater disinfection technology gives food, beverage and agriculture companies a way to recycle scarce and valuable water while reducing energy costs.
04/10/2013	Pasteurization Technology Group Demonstrates Latest Wastewater Disinfection Technology at CWEA 2013 Conference Water-quality and wastewater professionals are invited to meet with PTG’s team to learn how its innovative wastewater disinfection technology reduces operating costs for municipalities and businesses while generating clean energy.
04/01/2013	PTG has raised $5 million in Series A financing Article by The Wall Street Journal Pasteurization Technology Group has raised $5 million in Series A financing to make wastewater disinfection a less costly, more energy-efficient process for municipalities, agricultural businesses and other water-intensive industrial players.
03/28/2013	Pasteurization Technology Group Raises $5M for Wastewater Disinfection Article by Greentech Media Water utilities and industrial companies are increasingly looking for efficiencies in wastewater cycles. One company that is focused on that mission, Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG), just raised $5 million in series A financing. The new round of money will be used to expand sales, especially in the industrial sector.
03/28/2013	Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG) Raises $5 Million Series A Round to Accelerate Sales Growth and Expansion Growth capital enables pioneer of wastewater disinfection with renewable energy to expand team to service customers and manage growing sales backlog in commercial and industrial sectors.
03/27/2013	Ventura Water honored as leader in water reuse and desalination industry during conference Article by Water Technology Online Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG) is pleased to announce that Ventura Water has been honored as a leader in the water reuse and desalination industry during the 2013 WateReuse California Annual Conference held in Monterey, Calif., according to a press release.
03/19/2013	PTG Customer, Ventura Water, Receives Award from the California WateReuse Association “Recycled Water Agency of the Year” award recognizes PTG’s reclaimed water pasteurization and energy recovery process as a new technology that significantly advances water recycling in California.
02/06/2013	PTG’s Wastewater Disinfection Technology Wins Prestigious 2012 Katerva Award PTG’s patented “two-for-one” process for recycling wastewater is identified by experts as one of the world’s most innovative and promising new ideas and initiatives in global sustainability.
01/31/2013	PTG Targets Industrial Applications for its Eco-Friendly Wastewater Disinfection Technology in 2013 After closing an extremely successful year, PTG sets ambitious plans for 2013. Building on 2012′s positive market reception and industry accolades, PTG aims to expand its customer base in the agricultural processing, food processing, brewing, and soft drink sectors.
01/30/2013	Katerva’s “The World’s Best Sustainability Ideas” Award Winner Article by Forbes Today Katerva announced winners in each of ten categories and three overall winners. PTG was the winner in the “Materials & Resources” category. To see the accompanying slideshow Click here.
01/02/2013	Graton’s New Eco-Friendly Wastewater Treatment Plant Article by The Sonoma County Gazette Graton will soon have a new disinfection system for its wastewater treatment plant. We have picked a pasteurization process to do this, the same heating process used to kill dangerous bacteria in milk and other dairy products. It will meet the state and federal water quality standards, and it means we no longer have to use chlorine, a dangerous and toxic greenhouse gas, for the final stage of wastewater treatment.
12/31/2012	Graton Community Sewer District Contracts with PTG to Install Wastewater Disinfection System Article by the North Bay Business Journal Graton Community Sewer District has contracted with a San Leandro firm to install a cutting-edge wastewater disinfection system that will produce energy to power the town’s treatment plant, as well as meet or exceed state water quality standards.
12/19/2012	Graton, California Selects PTG’s Chemical-Free Wastewater Disinfection System Rural town in the heart of the Sonoma County wine region to install PTG’s eco-friendly wastewater disinfection system, eliminate the use of toxic chlorine, and co-generate electricity.
11/29/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Nominated for a Prestigious Katerva Award Article by Water OnLine PTG’s eco-friendly wastewater disinfection technology is identified as one of the world’s most innovative and promising new ideas and initiatives in sustainability.
11/29/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Nominated for a Prestigious Katerva Award PTG’s eco-friendly wastewater disinfection technology is identified as one of the world’s most innovative and promising new ideas and initiatives in sustainability.
11/26/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group’s Greg Ryan Presents “The Future of Water” at GoingGreen Silicon Valley 2012 Mr. Ryan offers his perspective on how PTG’s two-for-one renewable wastewater disinfection technology gives municipalities and businesses a way to re-use an increasingly scarce and valuable resource.
11/13/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Named Finalist for American Water Intelligence Technology Project of the Year Award Nomination recognizes PTG’s patented wastewater disinfection process, which also generates renewable energy, as a new technology successfully used in a completed wastewater project.
10/18/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group’s Water Disinfection Technology Profiled In Latest EPA Guidelines For Water Reuse Influential EPA publication lists economic benefits of PTG’s energy-efficient technology for wastewater disinfection, and highlights PTG’s latest installation at Ventura Water on California’s Central Coast.
10/11/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group’s Greg Ryan is Featured Speaker at WaterVent 2012 for Investors and Entrepreneurs Chief executive of a cleantech company that is pioneering eco-friendly wastewater disinfection talks with water technology investors and entrepreneurs about how to successfully grow a “bluetech” company.
10/01/2012	Sustainable Treatment System Eliminates Need for Chemicals Article by Treatment Plant Operator Magazine The X-500 (500,000 gpd) wastewater treatment system from the Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG) is a non-toxic process designed to replace chlorine-based or UV disinfection while generating on-site electric power. The combined heat and power system (CHP) takes the pasteurization process used in the food and beverage industry and applies it to wastewater for reuse in agriculture and other industries.
09/25/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Demonstrates Latest Wastewater Disinfection Technology at WEFTEC 2012 Water-quality and wastewater professionals from around the world are invited to meet with PTG’s team to learn how its innovative wastewater disinfection technology reduces operating costs for municipalities and businesses while generating clean energy.
09/13/2012	Pasteurization Technology Selected By The Artemis Project As 2012 Top 50 Water Company The Artemis Top 50^TM award recognizes PTG’s patented wastewater disinfection process that generates renewable energy as among the most promising advanced water technology companies worldwide.
09/06/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group’s Greg Ryan to Participate in Cleantech Group Water Innovation Summit 2012 Greg Ryan, co-founder and CEO of Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG), has been invited to participate in the Cleantech Group Water Innovation Summit 2012, the annual gathering of “blue-tech” thought leaders and innovators to be held in Berkeley, California, September 13-14, 2012. The invitation-only, two-day summit convenes top investors, utility executives, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and public sector leaders to focus on three innovation themes: smart water, resource recovery, and water reuse.
08/31/2012	On the Podium: Where to Catch Up With Pasteurization Technology Group at Upcoming Water Industry Events California Water Environment Association members are invited to meet with PTG’s team to learn how its innovative wastewater disinfection technology reduces operating costs for municipalities while generating clean energy.
08/29/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Demonstrates Latest Wastewater Technology at CWEA 2012 Northern Regional Training Conference California Water Environment Association members are invited to meet with PTG’s team to learn how its innovative wastewater disinfection technology reduces operating costs for municipalities while generating clean energy.
07/31/2012	Market Momentum Builds for Water Disinfection Innovator Pasteurization Technology Group During the second quarter of 2012, PTG made major strides with key customers, and expanded its field sales and marketing operations.
07/24/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Appoints Cortech Engineering to Expand Commerical Footprint A recognized leader in engineering solutions for water and wastewater projects, Cortech Engineering will represent PTG in Southern California as its manufacturer’s representative.
07/12/2012	Ventura Testing More Environmentally Friendly Sustainable System to Dispose of Sewage Interview by KCLU.org Pasteurization Technology Group’s CEO, Greg Ryan, Jr. was interviewed by NPR affiliate KCLU’s Lance Orozco. They discussed the wastewater treatment system that is being tested at the City of Ventura (CA). PTG has an innovative system that utilizes the biogas from the facility to help drive a turbine that generates electricity. They harness the waste heat to disinfect the wastewater stream without any of the harmful chemicals used in most chlorine-based treatment facilities.
06/27/2012	Ventura Water Announces New, Green Energy Efficient Technology For Wastewater Disinfection Article by the Association of California Water Associations Ventura Water announced at a press conference on June 19th the initial results of a new non-chemical, energy efficient technology pilot program that will potentially replace the current chlorine-based disinfection process in use at Ventura Water. The project was conducted in partnership with the Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG) whose pioneering technology uses heat generated by renewable energy to kill harmful organisms, the final step in the wastewater cleaning process.
06/22/2012	Ventura Water Tests New Wastewater Treatment Technology Article by the Ventura County Star Ventura Water officials have known for years they want to start treating waste without chlorine, a dangerous, expensive and difficult chemical. Looking for a replacement, they found pasteurization technology, which kills harmful bacteria and other organisms using heat.
06/20/2012	Ventura Water Completes Initial Evaluation of New, Non-Toxic Wastewater Treatment Technology Ventura Water Completes Initial Evaluation of New, Non-Toxic Wastewater Treatment Technology Designed and developed in California by Pasteurization Technology Group, revolutionary wastewater disinfection system runs chemical-free and can generate renewable energy.
06/08/2012	The Men Leading the Water Revolution Article by INC Magazine A farmer and his son develop a wasterwater treatment system that utilizes biogas as a fuel for a turbine to both disinfect wastewater and also generate renewable energy. Read the amazing story of how these two men created Pasteurization Technology Group’s disinfection system, technology that could easily replace toxic cholorine and expensive UV at waste treatment facilities around the world.
05/31/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Hosts Informational Sessions To Educate Engineering Firms About Innovative Wastewater Disinfection Process That Generates Renewable Energy Onsite “lunch and learn” sessions enable engineering project leaders to provide expert wastewater treatment and renewable energy advice to their municipal and industrial clients.
04/30/2012	Water Disinfection Innovator Pasteurization Technology Group Expands Team To Address Market Opportunities Appointment of national sales manager enables PTG to explore new business opportunities and secure contracts with wastewater treatment plants.
04/23/2012	Fees and Anger Rise in California Water War Article by The New York Times The battle over fees for water rages on between San Diego County (CA) and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, also known by the acronym M.W.D. A San Francisco court is to decide.
04/17/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Demonstrates Latest Wastewater Disinfection Technology at CWEA 2012 Annual Conference California Water Environment Association members are invited to meet with PTG’s team to learn how its innovative wastewater disinfection technology reduces operating costs for municipalities while generating clean energy.
03/26/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group CEO Greg Ryan Outlines Sustainable and Energy Efficient Path to Water Reuse PTG’s innovative approach to wastewater disinfection offers potential for reusing and recycling precious resource, and reducing operating costs for industries and municipalities.
03/22/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group Expands Product Line, Adds Mobile Wastewater Disinfection System New PTG XM-5 system enables fast-track field tests of PTG’s renewable-energy water reuse and recycling technology. Businesses and municipalities can now quickly assess the cost benefits for their applications.
02/28/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group selected to Present at Prestigious 2012 Clean Tech Forum San Francisco PTG joins cleantech industry’s most exciting startups to showcase its innovative approach to wastewater disinfection that makes water available for re-use while generating renewable energy.
01/31/2012	Pasteurization Technology Group CEO Discusses How Food and Beverage Processors Can Minimize Their Water Footprint Pioneer of wastewater disinfection and renewable energy joins executives from Nestlé Waters and The Coca-Cola Company to assess confluence of food, beverage and agricultural industries.
12/21/2011	Pasteurization Technology Group Sees Surge in Demand for its Wastewater Treatment Technology After a year of accelerating sales, product evolution, and industry recognition, PTG sees increasing interest from food, beverage, and oil & gas industries, in addition to the municipal wastewater treatment sector.
11/16/2011	Pasteurization Technology Group’s Innovative Wastewater Disinfection Process Receives Popular Science 2011 “Best of What’s New” Award Two of today’s most urgent global imperatives are ensuring reliable water supplies and renewable energy. Pasteurization Technology Group’s patented “two-for-one” system treats wastewater at a lower cost while generating renewable energy, enabling wastewater treatment plants and industrial facilities to be smart and sustainable in reducing their costs while also improving the environment.