Cielo developed the waste-to-fuel technology on which its facilities are and will be based. The technology, which is patented in Canada and the United States, uses waste wood, organics, landfill waste, tires, plastics, and paper products to produce diesel, kerosene (jet and marine fuels), and naphtha.

Cielo’s process for converting waste to fuel is referred to as thermal catalytic depolymerization (“TCD”). Feedstock is processed in a liquid slurry, currently using used motor oil, and is then heated in a reactor until liquified. The process uses low pressure, heat and a catalyst to break down feedstock molecules in the reactor until liquified. The catalyst causes an accelerated reaction forming a distillate. The distillate is placed through a distillation process where it is heated to temperatures that produce diesel, kerosene and naphtha.

Cielo’s strategic intent is to become Canada’s leading waste to fuel company using its environmentally friendly, economically sustainable technology. Cielo’s process that can convert waste feedstocks, including wood derived waste, plastics, organic material and rubber, to fuel. Cielo’s business model is to source feedstocks from a wide variety of potential suppliers and convert the feedstocks into fuel. The Company plans to construct facilities that will convert waste, including low carbon waste feedstocks to energy fuels, such as diesel, kerosene, and naphtha. The diesel from Cielo’s distillate could be used in diesel engines. Kerosene could be suitable for aviation or marine jet fuel, and naphtha could be used to assist in transporting heavy oil.

Every continent has issues with waste and almost every developed country in the world has a mandate to blend renewable fuels.  Cielo intends to sell into this growing market.  The global applications of Cielo’s technology are enormous.