Waste Energy Corp. says construction of its first waste conversion system at the company’s Midland, Texas campus has reached approximately 85–90% completion after the fifth and final major crane installation day. The system, known as Waste Energy #1, is now entering the final stage of buildout, with remaining work focused on mechanical connections, piping, ground-level infrastructure, testing and commissioning. Waste Energy is targeting December 1, 2026 for full operational readiness, subject to successful completion of construction, integration and testing. The company is developing the Midland site as an integrated waste tire processing and thermal conversion campus in the Permian Basin and says it has recently expanded the property from about four acres to 12.5 acres while increasing tire intake and processing capacity. Waste Energy plans to use the facility to collect, process and convert waste tires into commercially usable products, while generating revenue from tire intake and processing activities before thermal conversion begins.

WE #1 enters final construction stage

Waste Energy said all major components of WE #1 are now in place following completion of the fifth major crane day at the Midland site.

The remaining construction work is expected to focus primarily on connecting the system, completing piping and other ground-level mechanical work and preparing the equipment for testing and commissioning.

Company targets December 1 operational readiness

Waste Energy is targeting December 1, 2026 for WE #1 to become fully operational.

The company emphasized that the target remains subject to safe and successful completion of the remaining construction, integration and testing activities.

Major crane work now completed

According to Waste Energy Chairman and CEO Scott Gallagher, the system has progressed from individual pieces of equipment on the ground to an integrated installation with most of the major welding and heavy-lift work completed.

The company says the physical construction still required before commissioning has been substantially reduced.

Midland campus expands from four to 12.5 acres

The WE #1 construction milestone comes alongside a broader expansion of Waste Energy’s Midland operations.

Over the previous month, the company increased its site footprint from approximately four acres to around 12.5 acres and expanded total shop space to about 12,500 square feet.

Waste tire intake and processing capacity increases

Waste Energy is also increasing waste tire intake and processing activity at the Midland facility ahead of WE #1 commissioning.

The company says growing tire intake can generate revenue before the collected material is ultimately processed through the conversion system.

Waste Energy intends to continue increasing tire volumes as it develops the feedstock inventory and processing infrastructure required to support WE #1 and future operations at the campus.

WasteTires.com launched as disposal gateway

As part of the expansion, Waste Energy has launched WasteTires.com as a digital platform intended to connect waste tire generators with legal tire disposal services.

The company sees tire intake, preprocessing and thermal conversion as interconnected parts of a broader waste tire management platform.

Company targets integrated tire recycling model

Waste Energy describes its Midland project as an integrated waste tire processing and conversion operation serving the Permian Basin.

The strategy is intended to combine tire collection and initial processing with downstream thermal conversion rather than operating the conversion system as a standalone plant dependent entirely on third-party prepared feedstock.

Thermal conversion intended to recover usable products

Through subsidiary Energy Works, Waste Energy is developing the Midland campus with an initial focus on waste tires and recovery of commercially usable products through thermal conversion technologies.

The company has not provided detailed product specifications in the latest construction update, but its business model is based on converting waste tire material into potentially marketable outputs after collection and preprocessing.

Commissioning will be next major milestone

With heavy construction largely complete, the next stages will include system integration, testing and commissioning.

Successful commissioning would allow Waste Energy to move from infrastructure development toward demonstrating its waste conversion process under operating conditions.

Company aims to demonstrate commercial-scale model

Waste Energy says bringing WE #1 online would establish the foundation for demonstrating its waste conversion model at commercial scale.

This stage will be important for validating operating performance, feedstock handling, output generation and the economics of the integrated tire processing and conversion system.

Build documented in new company video

Waste Energy has also released a video documenting construction of WE #1, including crane operations, welding, equipment installation and work carried out by the project team.

The company says it plans to produce a second installment after construction and commissioning are completed.

Waste tire infrastructure expands in Permian Basin

The Midland project reflects Waste Energy’s broader strategy to develop infrastructure around waste tires in a region with significant industrial and transportation activity.

By expanding collection capacity alongside processing and thermal conversion, the company aims to create a more integrated route for managing waste tires while building feedstock supply for its conversion operations.

Operational target remains forward-looking

Waste Energy cautioned that the December 1 target depends on the successful completion of the remaining work and that there is no assurance commissioning or commercial operation will occur according to the current schedule.

The next significant milestone will therefore be completion of testing and commissioning and confirmation that WE #1 can move into sustained operation.

Original announcement by Waste Energy Corp..