July 3, 2026

What if, instead of being considered waste, these materials became inputs for other processes? Energy generation, the basis for marketable products, or substitutes for inputs required in the company’s own production. Technological progress and the growth of sustainable markets are creating new opportunities. This is the case for organic waste from agro‑industrial systems, the organic fraction of local solid waste, or even pruning residues and crop‑management waste. There are countless examples, and the efficiency of these recovery projects depends on many variables—each with its own specific weight when making decisions. Should organic waste be used to generate electricity for the grid? For self‑supply or heat generation? As a basis for cogeneration processes? As a feedstock for biomethane production? The reality is that there are multiple solutions for every need, and each one serves different objectives. The interesting part is the diversity of possibilities. Energy can be generated along with fertilizers that replace inputs required in the same process. Energy can be sold or used as a backup system. Carbon credits can be certified through additional energy‑generation processes or through nature‑based solutions (carbon sequestration). All these actions can be incorporated into sustainability reports to strengthen positioning in markets with specific sustainability requirements or to access new markets. The key is to define the objective, understand the practices of the activity, and identify strengths and synergies. Diverse opportunities for diverse companies, ventures, and goals.

We believe that the design of infrastructure, productive and commercial projects should be based on integration with the system where they are implemented, in line with natural systems, placing value on ecosystem services. Nothing very new, but sometimes little practised. Throughout our years of work in countless projects and many different activities, we have understood that natural systems are highly resilient, that millions of years of evolution give them unique capacities to integrate and adapt in the face of change. We believe that adaptation processes to climate change must be based on natural resilience and therefore the most successful solutions will be those based on these principles: nature-based solutions. We strongly believe that projects can be sustainable and integrated into the environment and that they can be productive, efficient and cost-effective. Our experience gives us knowledge of the processes of gestation, construction and operation of large infrastructure projects, understanding that participatory processes and early incorporation of socio-environmental integration criteria are fundamental for success. We are also aware of the new sustainable markets, where attributes based on natural solutions have a high market value, where climate actions imply profitability and early knowledge of the conditions of the site where the project is implemented imply great investment savings. We want to accompany the design of projects that are integrated into the world we live in, that benefit from it and that are sustainable in time and space. We know what the weaknesses are because we have been working for more than 20 years in the development of large projects, we know what we are talking about. We are many professionals from different disciplines working collectively, interdisciplinary, to give an integrated vision to the projects, because the world is diverse and so should be the way we look at it.

Across various international forums, numerous discussions are emerging about shifting energy priorities and how they have changed in recent years. In most of these conversations, energy security is identified as the top priority—far above other considerations—and closely aligned with national security. In the current global context, which the Prime Minister of Canada has described as “the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a brutal reality,” countries must ensure autonomous food production, energy production, and security. To illustrate this context, analysts often point to Europe’s dependence on Russian gas and the trend of phasing out nuclear development in favor of other renewable energy sources—mostly solar, which relies heavily on China—as a strategic mistake. These decisions, they argue, have left the continent in a weakened position regarding its energy security. The underlying question is whether it is possible to achieve energy security while also advancing a sustainable and just transition. The answer is neither simple nor universal. In Argentina, for example, the push to increase gas and oil production in Vaca Muerta is a policy aimed not only at ensuring domestic supply but also at opening opportunities to export lower‑carbon‑intensity fossil fuels, such as the LNG projects currently under development. At the same time, different regions of the country present unique opportunities, where energy supply can be supported by highly abundant natural resources. Examples include Patagonia’s strong winds or the high annual solar radiation in the Cuyo region. Other regions possess high‑value anthropogenic resources for energy generation, such as organic waste from agricultural and livestock activities or municipal solid waste from cities. The possibility of producing biomethane from manure and residual biomass is a viable alternative for generating gas for freight transport, decarbonizing various industrial sectors, and supplying communities that are not connected to the main gas pipeline network. Prices differ significantly from conventional natural gas, but the sustainability attributes of biomethane are highly valued across multiple segments of the productive value chain—along with co‑benefits such as biofertilizer production and waste management, which otherwise represent significant costs. Ultimately, each region has its own solution, and technological innovation continues to provide proven opportunities to use waste as an energy source. These solutions contribute to energy security and support local development, creating opportunities for residents in each province and reducing migration driven by the search for employment. Adaptation requires a realistic understanding of the context in order to build solutions that are specific, locally grounded, and focused on improving the population’s quality of life.