THE ORIGIN

In the first studies in 1984 carried out at the University of Chile (Contreras and Toha) it was discovered by accident that the nopal when fermented under anaerobic conditions produces significant volumes of gas.

In the year 2000, developing an undergraduate thesis, the first commercial biodigester (100 m3) for the production of electricity and gas was built in the town of Cutún in the interior of the Elqui Valley, Chile, using nopal as raw material. The fuel is used in the drying of the carmine mealybug, an insect associated with the production of natural dyes which feeds on the sap of the cactus.

Engineer in charge of the project Rodrigo Wayland M. In 2008, invited by local companies in Mexico, he traveled to this country to provide advice on the process and production of energy with cactus. laying the foundation for the first project in the vicinity of Zacatecas.

In 2010 EGE (Elqui Global Energy) built a cactus biogas plant in Michoacan which to this day is in operation and has been visited by students and engineers. In the last decade we have promoted and developed projects in private companies in the USA, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Spain, Angola, South Africa, Botswana, India, Turkey and others.

 THE VISION 

The world is reaching its limit on the food that the seas and crops can generate. The available surfaces are deserts, which represent 42% of the earth's surface. The pressure on natural resources is increasing.

Pollution in rivers and oceans provides a gloomy outlook for humanity in the coming years. The cactus represents hope for humanity for food and energy in a sustainable way.

MISION 

Through the production of nopales on a large scale it is possible to produce low-cost energy, food, reforest arid soils, fix carbon dioxide, and generate sustainable jobs.

Our mission is to promote the use of sustainable crops in arid areas, reduce the effects of drought due to climate change, contribute to global development by providing practical, scalable and global solutions.