W2 Energy and R&J Howell partner on carbon credit certification

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27 March 2009 - W2 Energy Inc., a developer of green energy, has announced that in collaboration with its joint venture partner R&J Howell, it will be certifying its mass-to-energy plants for carbon offset credits.

“W2 Energy and R&J Howell are working with a carbon offset consulting firm to certify that W2 Energy mass-to-energy plants are closed-loop plants which actually rid the environment of carbon-based pollution,” says Mike McLaren, CEO of W2 Energy. “W2 Energy will do more than claim to be green, we will prove it.”

The carbon offset consulting firm will be analyzing test data and the actual machinery for W2 Energy, and certifying that the W2 Energy technology does not emit any carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.

The consulting firm will also certify that the W2 Energy technology consumes carbon bearing feedstocks, including municipal solid waste, tires and sewage, and converts the energy and mass in those feedstocks into electricity and liquid hydrocarbon fuels such as ultra low sulfur diesel, gasoline and JP8 jet fuel.

“When this certification process is complete, we will trade the carbon credits from our waste-to-energy plants on the European and Chicago Climate Exchanges,” says McLaren.

“At W2 Energy we believe strongly that carbon credits will comprise an important segment of the renewable energy industry, and we intend to participate vigorously in the carbon credit marketplace.”

W2 Energy’s says its proprietary Clean Coal Power Plant (CCPP) system can convert any type of coal into electricity, liquid fuel or combination of both, with zero carbon dioxide emissions. It is especially compatible with low BTU lignite coal presently being used to fuel most of the power plants in SE Asia..

The W2 Plant processes coal into ultra-low sulfur diesel, gasoline and jet fuel, according to the Canadian firm.