Ecuadorian officials look to Envirepel Energy for waste disposal solution

On Saturday, April 28, twelve Ecuadorian officials visited Envirepel Energy’s Project Kittyhawk renewable energy biomass power plant in Santee, California, as their last step of due diligence before purchasing plants for up to five cities. Those cities represented included Manta, the fastest growling city in Ecuador, as well as the cities of Machala, Duran, and Quevedo. Mayor Bonilla of Manta, was part of the delegation and came personally to tour the renewable energy power plant developed by Fallbrook resident Anthony Arand, founder of Envirepel Energy, Inc.

The meeting started with the CEO of Environmental Technology Company (ETC) Matthew Song introducing the group from Ecuador.

Jonathan Kim, with the Biart Corporation, who is the licensed representative in Ecuador for Envirepel Energy said, “We’re very happy to be here. We’ve traveled a long way, 12 hours, and we are happy to bring this knowledge into Ecuador and also better the environment.” He continued, “We thank you and are happy to be here and verify the technology.”

“This is a ground-breaking opportunity. Ecuador could set new environmental standards for the rest of South America by using our waste to energy technology to solve its waste disposal needs,” said Anthony Arand, CEO of Envirepel Energy, Inc. He continued to state that it’s interesting that our waste to energy technology may be commercialized in Ecuador before we can accomplish it here in the United States. With the political challenges of our agencies, it appears the cities in Ecuador may have a very straightforward way to permit facilities.”

Mr. Marcos Espinel, the city of Manta Administrator said, “The mayor would also like to thank you. We’ve tested and seen a lot of technology and are about to make a decision. We wanted to see that this is the best and we are ready. Manta is the fastest growing city in Ecuador. Other cities are very organized and fast-working cities. That’s why we’re here. They’re just confirming Envirepel’s technology selection for its waste disposal needs, and we are ready to make a decision.”

“Ecuador likes to be number one and other than Brazil we would be the first of all the Latin American countries who will implement first this technology. The president is up to being the first and best.”

Jim Ambroso, Vice President of Republic Services in southern California spoke, telling the group that his company is the 2nd largest waste company in the country, grossing $8 billion a year. “California is very aggressive with recycling and managing trash. We used to bury everything. Today we take the same and recycle as much as possible. Our challenge is what to do with what can’t be recycled. In the near future we will put it in a facility like this. We see the evolution taking place for this new method. We too are very interested in this technology. It is dependent on economics and local government to accept the technology. California is very strict with change and their willingness to accept change. In 5 to 10 years we’ll see many plants like this around the country. I applaud you for being the first to apply this new technology.”

The group then toured the facility and spent the afternoon in discussions regarding how to bring the technology to Ecuador.