mele Group at COP29 Baku

In Toledo, Brazil, the mele Group has developed an innovative project with a biogas plant at its heart.

The combination of solving a major environmental problem caused by the production of large quantities of liquid manure - which leads to groundwater pollution, considerable methane emissions and extreme odor development on site - and the use of this waste as a raw material to produce a valuable material - biomethane and ultimately hydrogen and derivatives (SAF and/or green methanol) - is groundbreaking.

A pipeline system will transport liquid manure from a total of 6,700 farms to a central plant, which will produce biogas and fertilizer from the organic waste for reuse in agriculture.

After 3.5 years of planning and project development, we are delighted to present this overall concept at COP29 in Baku.

After completion of the first plant, a total of 45 more are planned in 4 different parts of the country.

The project concept is an innovative project for socio-economic reasons. It scales up existing smaller structures: the cooperatives are made up of small farmers who are threatened in their existence without the utilization of manure. This new approach enables them to generate an additional source of income and continue to run their farms in a sustainable manner. This strengthens the farmers and the region.

It transforms the entire region into a much more sustainable and economically successful region, improves the standard of living for the people and at the same time makes a decisive contribution to avoiding climate-damaging emissions.

The concept is also scalable and can be implemented in other regions of the world.