The world is facing two major problems:

- The first is to guarantee the supply of energy for growth and development, this energy must be sustainable and allow global warming to be stopped.

- The second is the food and water crisis. Produce food on a large scale in arid and desertified soils.

Europe and the rest of the world need clean energy that does not destroy the environment with its polluting emissions or greenhouse gases. At the same time, this does not represent pressure on land currently arable for food.

The use of natural gas has been an excellent alternative to produce relatively clean energy. In the world there are greater reserves of natural gas than oil. Natural gas is normally associated with oil and is obtained jointly or separately from it.

However, this natural gas has a problem like oil, its origin is basically carbon stored thousands of years ago which is released into the atmosphere producing heat energy that can be used to produce electricity in electric generators or turbines. This contributes to global warming, after burning natural gas, there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Various solutions have been sought, from burying carbon dioxide as carbonate to reinjecting it into oil wells.

Perhaps the most obvious thing is to work with nature and plant trees and shrubs.

Photosynthesis captures carbon dioxide molecules and transforms them into structural organic molecules of plants. The energy source is sunlight. Nature has done it for millions of years and has great experience.

HUMAN FOOD

Its water content is high, about 85-90%, and it also contains minerals among which we find calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium and small amounts of iron, aluminum, among others. Contains fiber, vitamins A, C, K, B1, B2, B3 and B6 and chlorophyll. It can be prepared roasted, in salads, as well as in brine, vinegar and other preparations. The nopal can be dehydrated and produce flour for making tortillas and baked products.

Nopal flour can be considered a product with some nutritional and pharmaceutical properties since it reduces the risk of cardiovascular, chronic-degenerative diseases, diabetes and cancer due to its high values of dietary fiber, phenolic compounds, flavonoids and chain fatty acids. short

ANIMAL FEEDING

The foliage can be used as main food for cows, horses, goats, sheep and rabbits.

In the northern part of Brazil in Pernambuco it is widely used to feed livestock in more arid areas or with seasonal rains and as a food supplement, instead of concentrates, for dairy cattle, also as an ingredient for animal feed. monogastric, like pigs. The cactus can be used for direct feeding in situ, with cattle or goats which feed directly on the plant or it can be cut into pieces and prepared rations in pens. Likewise, obtain cactus flour for storage and subsequent administration in winter rations or sale in the wholesale market.

LOMBRICULTURE

Applied to cactus, it allows two products to be obtained, humus and worm meal, both of excellent quality and considerable volume. Normally there is a resistance to using worms as food or the production of flour because they are used in agricultural waste, however, the nopal allows the cultivation of a vegetable to obtain products without the negative microbial load associated with the treatment of waste. They are worms fed with vegetables, therefore, a product suitable for human or animal consumption is obtained. The applications of the flour are in rations for chickens, farmed fish, goats, pigs and industrial animals.

Humus applications are suitable for soil recovery or as nitrogen fertilizer for crops and garden plants. Income from both worm meal and humus is around US$50,000/hectare/year.

BIOGAS AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY PRODUCTION

In the world there are two lines for obtaining biogas:

- The first corresponds to the treatment of agricultural waste, cow manure, pig manure, discarded food, wastewater and municipal water.

- The second is the design and development of a crop to produce biogas. Plant genetics, nutrition and environmental conditions are the main elements, similar to the production of quality wine.

Biogas production plants are 15-20 times more productive than one of similar size using manure, this is due to the retention times of the cactus only 24 hours compared to manure 20 days.

At the reactor exit we find a biogas 64% methane, it does not contain sulfuric acid, which purified to 95% is similar in practical terms to natural gas. With the exception of being carbon neutral.

The great advantage of the cactus is that it supplies energy 24 hours a day and its production can be regulated. Converting biogas to electricity uses equipment similar to that required for natural gas.

CARBON BONUSES

Biomass projects are carbon neutral, they obtain energy from the sun and it is transformed into chemical energy for biological processes. Its high biomass production and carbon dioxide fixation allow, by themselves, the financing of large-scale plantations. Our systems are organic crops, process plants with recyclable materials, we are committed to sustainable development. Cactus crops for energy multiply life in deserts. The greatest impact is found in the replacement of fossil fuels.