About National Energy USA

National Energy works with small cities, military installations, and theme parks to deliver turnkey recycling facilities that extract valuable resources from garbage. Using machine-learning robots powered by artificial intelligence, we can safety isolate recyclable commodities from the organic fraction of garbage. Using proprietary technology, we can covert the organics into carbon-free electricity from hydrogen. The company is led by Dave Robau, Environmental Scientist and former Air Force “Garbologist.” National Energy has been awarded two SBIR contracts from the U.S. Air Force and has been down-selected by Disney to help meet the company’s “zero waste to landfill” mandates.

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Team

Dave Robau

Founder

Problem statement

Over 60% of garbage is sent to solid waste landfills around the world, with a smaller fraction going to incineration or recycling. Landfills are a significant source of pollution that threatens a community’s drinking waste supply and our climate security. Landfills are the third largest source of methane and as our customers focus on sustainability, the environmental impacts of solid waste becomes a significant issue. Our technology helps to address two major sources of pollution by first diverting solid waste from landfills, and then by displacing the use of fossil fuels, while also reducing operating expenses for our customers.

Traction information

2024: Signed a teaming agreement with Schneider Electric
2024: Down-selected proposal with first commercial sector customer (Q1 2025)
2024: $350,000 Grant (University of West Florida)
2023: iTEN Wired Pitch Competition: First Place ($50k)
2022: AFRWEX SBIR Phase II Contract Awarded ($860,000)
2021: AFRWEX SBIR Phase I Contract Awarded ($49,000)
2020: Defense Innovation Award at Defense TechConnect Conference
2019: Validation with the State of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection
2018: Completed Technical Review with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Total raised to date:$330,000