W2 Energy to construct biomass facility for Cobal Chile
Web exclusive posted July 31, 2008 at 1:16 p.m. CST
W2 Energy Inc., a U.S.-based green energy company that produces fuel from biomass and waste, announced July 22 that Combustibles Alternativos Chile, known as Cobal Chile, has issued a purchase order for a waste-to-energy plant that will convert 80 tons of municipal waste into electricity and synthetic diesel. The plant will use W2 Energy's proprietary plasma and gas-to-liquid technologies.
W2 Energy will build, install and commission the plant, which includes two 40 ton-per-day waste handling sections, two reactors that turn the waste into syngas, two gas-to-liquid sections that convert the syngas into synthetic diesel, and a single steam turbine which converts heat produced during the process into electricity. Cobal Chile will pay W2 Energy $12.9 million for the facility.
"We have been developing this project with Cobal Chile for some time," said Mike McLaren, W2 Energy's chief operating officer. "We are excited to be moving from discussion to action. This will be the first of many projects we will do with Cobal. Keep your eyes open."
"It is great when a plan comes together," said Jorge Reyes, Cobal Chile's research and development director. "Waste-to-energy will form a big part of Cobal's future. We are thrilled to get started working on that future with W2 Energy. Things can only go up from here."
The plant will take approximately six months to complete and is expected to be installed by late 2009. It will produce approximately 200 barrels of synthetic diesel per day. The facility will also have a 10 megawatt steam turbine to produce electricity. The location of the facility has not been disclosed.
W2 Energy Inc., a U.S.-based green energy company that produces fuel from biomass and waste, announced July 22 that Combustibles Alternativos Chile, known as Cobal Chile, has issued a purchase order for a waste-to-energy plant that will convert 80 tons of municipal waste into electricity and synthetic diesel. The plant will use W2 Energy's proprietary plasma and gas-to-liquid technologies.
W2 Energy will build, install and commission the plant, which includes two 40 ton-per-day waste handling sections, two reactors that turn the waste into syngas, two gas-to-liquid sections that convert the syngas into synthetic diesel, and a single steam turbine which converts heat produced during the process into electricity. Cobal Chile will pay W2 Energy $12.9 million for the facility.
"We have been developing this project with Cobal Chile for some time," said Mike McLaren, W2 Energy's chief operating officer. "We are excited to be moving from discussion to action. This will be the first of many projects we will do with Cobal. Keep your eyes open."
"It is great when a plan comes together," said Jorge Reyes, Cobal Chile's research and development director. "Waste-to-energy will form a big part of Cobal's future. We are thrilled to get started working on that future with W2 Energy. Things can only go up from here."
The plant will take approximately six months to complete and is expected to be installed by late 2009. It will produce approximately 200 barrels of synthetic diesel per day. The facility will also have a 10 megawatt steam turbine to produce electricity. The location of the facility has not been disclosed.
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