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FEB 08

6th Feb 2008

W2E opens Representative Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Located in the heart of the CBD of Ho Chi Minh City, Waste To Energy opened its representative office on 6 Feb 2008.  The office is currently managing it’s first project; the Heng Chan Tapioca Starch Co Ltd  in Tay Ninh.

Waste To Energy Vietnam is located at  : 12Q Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Q.1. TP. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

For any enquiries, they can be contacted at  +84 8 9100 602

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27th February 2008

CEO speaks at National Environmental Agency Course on Treatment of Digestible Waste

Waste To Energy CEO, Steve Peters, spoke at the Green Energy : Bioenergy Technologies at the Singapore Enviornment Institute on Wednesday 27th February 2008. Mr. Peters presented on “Installing Bioenergy Technologies” covering areas such as the technical & cost considerations. Mr. Peters also gave examples through case studies of the company.

The seminar’s objective was to provide an overview of current biotechnologies and the various industrial application of biofuels. The participants of the seminar came away with a better understanding of the system requirements and the cost dynamics of installing the technology.

For more info on such seminars offered by the Singapore Environment Institute, please visit www.nea.gov.sg

CEO speaks at Singapore Poly on Palm Oil Mill Effluent treatment

CEO, Waste To Energy Mr. Steve Peters was invited to speak on Palm Oil Mill Effluent treatment recently at  Singapore Polytechnic. The presentation was made to key industry players.

The topics covered during this presentation included  a background of the Palm Oil Industry, the technical and cost of the treatment and what it entails.

Event jointly organised by SEAS and Singapore Polytechnic.

DEC 07

Waste To Energy Pte Ltd signs BOOT scheme with Heng Chan Tapioca Starch Co Ltd

NOV  07

6-7 November 2007

TTY, Carbon Bridge and W2E exhibit at Carbon Forum Asia

CARBON FORUM ASIA 2007 Conference and Trade Fair  highlights technical innovations as well as information on carbon emissions policies and regulations with special attention to financing and CDM.

W2E was proud to be part of third Pavilion consisting of the inaugural Host Country & Project Pavilion. This Pavilion include 18 co-exhibitors from 7 different  countries such as from Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Philippines  & Cambodia.

For more info on Carbon Forum Asia, please visit. http://www.carbonforumasia.com/

13th November 2007

Official Opening:  Waste To Energy Pte Ltd Singapore

Waste To Energy Pte Ltd officially opens its doors of its new home on 13 November 2007, two years from its inception. Located in a quaint shophouse admist a culture rich Arab Street, Waste To Energy Pte Ltd in Singapore is now the head quarters for its regional business. Plans are underway to set up a representative office in Vietnam. This would be Waste To Energy’s second rep office. The first rep office was opened in Sept 2007 in Cambodia.

Officiated by Mr. Douglas Troon, Chairman of Waste To Energy, the office warming saw a very good turnout of the clients, suppliers and business partners who have given tremendous support and encouragement to the Waste To Energy team.

13th November 2007

In-country partner Agreement concluded with PT Arenco Jaya.

With the official opening of our new office, Waste To Energy is pleased to also have concluded an in-country agreement with PT Arenco Jaya. This agreement now allows both companies to work closely together on projects in Indonesia.

About PT Arenco Jaya
An experienced Indonesian Engineering Company, with capable and hard working management and strong technical resources. PT Arenco Jaya’s focus is on telecommunications and energy infrastructure industry

For information on PT Arenco Jaya, please contact them at +62 21 809 2312, +62 21 809 3733, +62 21 801 1660.

OCT  07

Waste To Energy Pte Ltd shortlisted for Vinh Long Province waste treatment project in Vietnam.

Interview with Mr. Geoffrey James, Chief of Development with the Tai Nguyen-Moi Truong Va cuoc Song

W2E’S INTEREST IN WASTE TREATMENT FROM  AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING FACTORIES

With more than 25 years experience in anaerobic digestion waste treatment, Waste To Energy Pte Ltd (W2E) was presented in VietNam in August 2005 to seek investment opportunities. Speaking to a reporter from The Resources and Environment journal, Mr. Geoffrey James, W2E’s Project Manager said that  W2E is interested in investments in the waste treatment systems for agricultural processing factories. “The treatment of this waste is more advantage than municipal waste”, Mr. Geoffrey James emphasized.

After surveying, do you have any comments on the quality of wastes in Viet Nam?

Viet Nam has a ‘large and powerful’ waste resource. The municipal waste has a high organic composition that is an advantage for the treatment process; however the segregation is not very good, and this causes difficulties for waste treatment plants. This is also the reason why W2E chose wastes from Agricultural product processing factories (food processing factories, ethanol factories, beer factories, coffee factories, cattle feed factories) as an investment object in the “short-term strategy” stage. However, in the long term, we will also invest in municipal solid waste treatment plants, as this is a field required high capital investments and long-term investments.

It was said that the investment cost for the waste treatment plants W2E proposed, is “too low to believe“. Do you have any comment about this idea?

Currently W2E is in the negotiation process to invest the first waste treatment plant at one province in the South of Viet Nam. W2E can affirm that 1.3 million USD is the cost for a waste treatment plant with the capacity of 100m3/day, and the outputs combine electricity energy, heat, fertilizer, carbon credits and other by-products. To be a pioneer in Certified Emission Reductions (CER’s) field at the moment, W2E has established a worldwide consumption system. We can make full use of international investment funds, private individual funds, low interest credit funds, or not-for-profit funds. Among these, some finance resources are reserved to protect the environment in developing countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand. That is the advantage which lead to low investment cost. But these investment funds have specific requirements in social responsibilities that oblige borrowers to obey, such as training for people who are earning their living at the dumpsite to become workers and employ them to work in the waste treatment plants.

The second reason is that W2E’s anaerobic digestion technology has been used in Asia for a long time; hence there are some cost adjustments to tally the conditions in these majority countries. This technology has a small risk and high efficiency.

Do you have any recommendation for Vietnamese investors in waste treatment plants?

Since most of the wastes in Viet Nam have been landfilled, the investments in waste to energy and by products are therefore very critical. The composting technology has been practiced in Vietnam for a long time, and Vietnamese investors has been providing a good solution to maximize value of product with low treatment cost. However, the products from these waste processing facilities in Viet Nam are not diversified, thus it is difficult to increase the turnover rate for these facilities. This has a long pay back period and affects the investment.

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SEP 07

First Representative Office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The Waste To Energy Rep Office in Phnom Penh is located at: 292CD Suite 11, 3rd Floor, Mao Tse Tong Blvd, Khan Camcarmon, Phnom Penh 12306, Kingdom of Cambodia

For any enquiries, please email to

AUG 07

TTY project severely affected by wet weather conditions.

Excavation works on Cambodia’s first biogas plant has been serverely disrupted due to wet weather conditions. Located in Memot, the site has been experiencing heavy rainfall which has resulted in dangerous and unfavourable work conditions.

TTY Corp, together with Waste To Energy Pte Ltd , owns the first biogas plant at a tapioca starch factory in Cambodia. The project will capture methane and convert this to biogas to replace heavy fuel oil used in dryers and produce renewable energy to displace grid electricity.

Picture shown after extensive drainage works.

JUN 07

E+CO invests in W2E Holdings Pte Ltd.

E+Co (www.eandco.net) has invested USD400,000 into Waste To Energy Pte Ltd, a developer of renewable energy projects throughout South East Asia.

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MAY 07

1st May 2007

Waste To Energy relocates its Head Office to Arab Street.

With effect from 1st May 2007, Waste To Energy Pte Ltd will be operating from its new premises at 80B Arab Street , Singapore 199777

Our new numbers are as follows: +65 6222 3177  Facsimile : +65 6467 7450.

APR 07

21st April 2007

W2E CEO speaks at Earth Day 2007: Public Symposium.

Jointly organised by the National Environment Agency and Raffles Junior College, the Society of Bioscience and Technology, a non profit organization commemorated Earth Day 2007 with a public symposium on  “Managing Global Climate Change through Bioscience”  

To complement the topics that were presented earlier in the day, Mr. Peters spoke on “What's next for the renewable energy industry”.  It covered the future of just what the renewable energy industry had to offer. From eventually replacing  fossil fuel to the simple act of lighting up a village, Mr. Peters broke it down to show just what makes this business lucrative and yet responsible.

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MAR 07

Waste To Energy – TTY BioGas Plant:  Update on progress of works.

Waste To Energy Pte Ltd - TTY Biogas Plant, Cambodia’s First biogas plant has completed major excavations of a massive 10m deep, 140m by 100m wide Covered In-ground Anaerobic Reactor (CIGAR™). The CIGAR™ will be lined with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). The plant is scheduled to be completed in October 2007.

NOV 06

Signing of an Engineer, Procure and Commission agreement with TTY Corporation CO Ltd to build Cambodia’s first biogas project TTY BioGas Plant

Waste To Energy Pte Ltd signs Engineer, Procure and Commission agreement with TTY Corporation CO Ltd to build Cambodia’s first biogas project.

TTY is a diversified Cambodian Owned Conglomerate with interests in Rubber, Cassava Starch, Granite, Hotels and infrastructure. The plant is located at Memut in Kampong Cham Province. The plant will produce 3 Megawatts of electricity and 8 Megawatts of gas to boilers. The project has significant carbon benefits.

Cambodia is a signatory to the Kyoto protocol and has developed an impressive Carbon Compliance capability with the help of the World Bank. The plant will employ 20 Cambodians and excess energy shall be provided to the local power grid.

For more info on TTY Corp , please visit http://www.ttycorp.com