W2 Energy Forms Biodiesel Subsidiary
30 June 2008
W2 Energy Inc., the developer of a GAT (Gliding Arc Tornado) plasma reactor for gasification for power and fuels generation (earlier post), has formed a subsidiary to build and operate biodiesel plants throughout North America. The new plants will use magnetic pulse cavitation technology to produce the biodiesel.
The magnetic pulse technology uses less energy, less methanol, and creates a more pure biodiesel.
—Mike McLaren, CEO of W2 Energy
Conventional transesterification process to produce biodiesel requires large amounts of methanol. W2 Energy’s biodiesel plants will not buy methanol; they will create their own methanol from on-site waste to liquid fuel plants.
The W2 Energy subsidiary will build its first biodiesel plant in Toronto. This plant will produce 2.5 million gallons per day of biodiesel from a combination of waste vegetable oil and jatropha. W2 Energy is seeking producers of jatropha, algae and waste vegetable oils who can commit to long-term contracts.
"This plant will produce 2.5 million gallons per day of biodiesel..."
That would put it at some 750-900M gallons annually. Enthusiastic for a business without feedstock sources.
Posted by: gr | 30 June 2008 at 07:07 PM
"Magnetic Pulse Cavitation" sounds like something out of Star Trek. I hope it works out. That's a lot of jatropha, though.
Posted by: Cervus | 30 June 2008 at 07:27 PM
Its a heck of a claim and an absolute load of crap. You gotta love the companies making claims and have nothing but vaporware to back it up.
900+ million gallons per year, and as of yet no appreciable quantities of jatropha or algae oil produced thus far?! I wonder if their investors are feeling swindled yet?
I wonder if anyone told these guys biodiesel will never be more than a boutique or home heating fuel. Any algae oil that gets made is really only going to come through TDP and be in the form of green diesel.
Posted by: phronesis | 30 June 2008 at 11:15 PM
Phronesis - they should come to Florida....a bioenergy revolution is beginning to snowball here - FPL Energy has plans to make Florida America's No. 2 provider of solar energy, maybe No. 1 shortly thereafter. My Dream Fuel LLC is growing Jatropha and PetroAlgae is producing algae. Come to Florida - we want to grow energy crops for you instead of subdivisions and shopping centers that chew up creation!
Posted by: ejj | 02 July 2008 at 05:42 PM
sir
This is great news using Magnetic Pulse cavitation Technology would solve some of the environment crisis because of methanol using to produce Biodiesel from Jatropha oil and also oilgae.
we are from India and involved in large area of Jatropha plantations...
S.A.Alagarsamy
India
www.mgrbiodiesel.com
Posted by: S.A.Alagarsamy | 10 September 2008 at 03:54 AM