Ecobriqs Coconut Charcoal Briquettes: The Future of Biomass Energy
Channel: Mj Loleng
Date: 2020-07-15

Since our inception in 2019, we have sold over 500 tons of charcoal briquettes in the local market. We have taken the step in addressing one of the energy challenges to a certain level of simplicity while helping reduce the country’s dependence on firewood, which is 6x more efficient and 10x cleaner. We are turning coconut shell wastes into smokeless and odorless eco-briquettes so people don't have to cut down trees for fuel anymore. It's cleaner, it's cheaper, and it burns longer.

Producing eco-friendly charcoal briquettes also created employment opportunities for rural areas in the Philippines, as they are required to be trained up to process the coconut shell waste and turn them into clean fuel. Our target community benefits the most from the livelihood we created for them. Our daily production of 2 tons of briquettes could lift at least 30 people out of poverty enabling them to support their families. This is how we create a value cycle out of coconut waste and push it as alternative cleaner energy and preserve the green trees.

We have a clear vision of making a greener and more livable planet while leaving no one behind, and from there, lead the sustainable energy transition in Asia, or at least here in the Philippines.