Waste Energy Corp. says construction of its first waste conversion system, Waste Energy #1 (WE #1), at its Midland, Texas, facility is approximately 85–90% complete and is now entering the final stage of construction, focused primarily on connecting the system, completing remaining piping and ground-level work and preparing WE #1 for testing and commissioning, following the completion of the fifth and final crane day
Waste Energy is targeting 1 December 2026 for WE #1 to be fully operational, subject to the successful completion of the remaining work.
“This is a milestone our entire team has worked incredibly hard to reach,” said Scott Gallagher, Chairman and CEO of Waste Energy Corp. “Over the past several months, our shareholders have watched WE #1 go from a group of individual pieces of equipment on the ground in Midland to an integrated waste conversion system that is now approximately 85 to 90% complete. Five major crane days are behind us. Much of the welding is done and the large components are mostly connected and in place. From here, the work increasingly moves to ground level as we connect the system and prepare it for testing.”
The construction progress comes as Waste Energy expands its Midland site from approximately four acres to 12.5 acres, while also increasing its shop space to around 12,500 square feet and continuing to develop its waste tyre intake and processing activities.
Waste Energy says it is increasing tyre intake capacity and generating revenue from tyre collection, aiming to expand tyre volumes as it develops the inventory and infrastructure needed to support the conversion system and wider site operations.
The company aims to establish an integrated waste tyre processing and conversion operation in the Permian Basin, collecting and processing end-of-life tyres before converting the material into potentially useful commodities.
The completion of WE #1 in Midland would mark a transition from infrastructure development to operations, although Waste Energy has yet to complete construction, integration and testing. Its December target depends on completing these activities safely and successfully.
