We are a vertically integrated sustainable biotech company and focused on proving practical, profitable ways to use this plant. Opuntia, or Nopal as it is called in some places, is a resilient crop that thrives in dry areas where little else can grow. This plant isn’t just hardy; it’s versatile. It’s turned into biofuel, animal feed, and even materials like cosmetic oils. Plus, it’s excellent at soaking up CO2, helping to combat climate change.
ENGINEER A PROFITABLE & SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Opus’ business model is rooted in the belief that environmental initiatives and net-zero projects can yield substantial profits for both our clients and our own organization. Opus is a genuinely sustainable enterprise with an unequivocal win-win-win proposition: the environment thrives, our clients prosper, and our business flourishes.
GENERATE NATURAL CAPITAL
Natural capital refers to the finite resource of ecosystem services, which includes clean air and water, fertile soil, productive oceans and forests, and all of nature’s resources that contribute to human well-being. The more we take from our natural resources without giving back, the less sustainable our world becomes. Rather than exploiting natural capital, we are generating it.
INVESTING IN NATURE
We don’t battle against nature; we collaborate with it. Our business model not only delivers impressive project Internal Rate of Returns (IRRs) but also rejuvenates previously marginal farmland, rendering it exceptionally productive. Simultaneously, it fosters biodiversity growth through our innovative regenerative farming practices.
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Renewable Energy
Spineless opuntia is a commercially viable and scalable feedstock for bioenergy which can be used to produce renewable natural gas, biodiesel, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Opuntia addresses the biomass deficit which is a rate limiting factor to the production of renewable energy produced from other biomethane sources. Many biomass sources introduce new issues such […]
Consumables
Opuntia fruit and cladodes have long been a food source of cultural significance in the Americas and Africa. Oil can also be produced by cold-pressing the seeds found within the opuntia fruit. The UN FAO recently highlighted opuntia as a commercial crop of significance to meet the global food demand and there has been […]
Sustainable Livestock Feed
Not all livestock feed is created equal. Most crops are water, energy, and cost intensive and can only be planted seasonally on arable irrigated land. Spineless opuntia thrives in semi-arid environments where growing crops like maize, soy and lucerne is not viable due to water scarcity. Opuntia is a perennial plant with a productive […]
Biologic Carbon Sequestration
Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide and storing the CO2 or the carbon comprising the CO2 for long periods of time. It is one method of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with the goal of reducing global climate change. Biologic carbon sequestration refers to storage of atmospheric […]
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Biological Direct Air Capture
With amounts way less than 400mm of annual rainfall, spineless cactus, also know as nopal, our research indicates the capture of more than 40 tonnes of CO2 per hectare per annum.
2x - 10x
Fermented spineless Opuntia provides up to 10 times more crude protein per hectare than soybean and 2 times more crude protein than lucerne per hectare.
Energy Equivalents
One hectare of spineless opuntia can reliably produce 10.000 m3 biomethane per annum per hectare of semi- arid land per year.
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