W2 Energy signs four Caribbean deals to convert used tires to energy

In Canada, W2 Energy announced that its joint venture partner R&J Howell has signed a Letter of Intent with AXA Investments to supply three 4-ton-per-day waste-to-energy plants in the Caribbean. W2 will complete and be ready to ship the first 4-ton-per-day waste-to-energy plant by the end of May 2009.

In addition to cleaning up the garbage on the Caribbean island, a significant selling point of the W2 energy plant is its ability to process old tires without pretreatment or shedding prior to processing.  A 4-ton-per-day mass-to-energy plant can process 4 million tires per year.

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