Walter Watts
Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
CW Ag&Energy
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Location:
Ann Arbor
Industry:
Agriculture
Year Founded:
2009
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Creation/Idea
Entity Type:
Not Incorporated
Description:
Production of various crops, including, wheat, maize, cassava, sugar cane, palm oil, soy beans and coffee to be sold domestically, continentally and globally. In addition to crop production, livestock such as cattle, goat, chickens and pigs will be bred for consumption and sold domestically, continentally and globally, as well as being used as additional fertilizer inputs for crop production.
In addition to agricultural production, CW Ag&Energy, seeks to produce various types of ethanol through Sugar Cane production and processing. The types in consideration are listed as followed.
Hydrated Carburant Ethanol
Used directly in vehicle engines.
Japanese Standard Hydrated Ethanol
The same use as Brazilian standard, but it is a better quality ethanol, which is in greater demand on the export market.
Neutral Hydrated Ethanol
The purest ethanol, and odor neutral, used for human consumption in cosmetics, beverages, pharmaceuticals, etc.
Distill alcohol
Obtained through the mixture of neutral ethanol and de-mineralized water, creating a product with a lower alcoholic degree than hydrated neutral ethanol for the production of alcoholic beverages.
Anhydrous Carburant Ethanol
Used as an additive to gasoline.
Industrial Anhydrous Ethanol
Used in the formulation of cleaning products, industrial chemicals, and the production of paints and varnishes.
Palm oil bio-feul will also be highly considered as well as derivatives used for industrial applications.
Biomass wastes from all plant production such as bagasse from sugarcane production will be used for electricity generation and animal feedstock. All plant wastes will also be considered for further processing to produce cellulosic ethanol, which will be utilized in the various types of ethanol listed above.
The business will operate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and take advantage of many low operating cost incentives as well as carbon credit incentives through kyoto protocol. In addition to being fully sustainable, with regards to the environment, society and electricity generation. Any additional electricity not used by business will be sold on to the domestic market power grid.