Description

Alcom is a Singapore-based renewable energy and carbon project developer. We focus on renewable fuels and are heavily invested in carbon removal technologies, with a focus on developing biochar production facilities. Our team members come with decades of experience in understanding GHG emissions, carbon abatement as well as carbon removal projects. NuevaChar utilizes rice husk as feedstock for biochar production. Alcom has retrofitted a previously mothballed gasifier in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines, originally intended to produce heat. The gasifier is linked to four grain drying units managed by the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija, where the excess heat from gasification is being directed. This project is completely local, from local engineers who worked on retrofits to on the ground production of marketing of biochar, which is intended for local farmers. The biochar from NuevaChar is being distributed to nearby farmers and Alcom has been conducting farm trials to determine the efficacy of biochar to these farmers. Based off the results, Alcom has received a written confirmation that the Provincial Government is satisfied with our farm trial results and is now distributing the biochar to local farmers within the province. Alcom has recorded 18%-20% yield increases in paddy, onion and corn and is working collectively with farmers to improve agricultural practices and increase food security within the province. Along with biochar application, we are also working on rice methane mitigation in paddy fields where we apply biochar, promoting regenerative agricultural practices across paddy farmers in Neuva Ecija. Supporting us not only benefits the environment but also local farmers and helps us achieve our goal of eventually decarbonizing the entire rice industry in the Philippines through sustainable and circular practices.