Projects

ZERI

Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives

SOME OF THE ZERI projects AROUND THE WORLD

See how breweries in Namibia, Sweden, Canada and Japan are converting the waste protein and fiber from the brewing process into valuable products, generating additional income and jobs.

Beer

COFFEE

With coffee many sub-products can be produce and commercialize. Let's see the future of the industry and the infinite possibilities for food production (mushrooms), clothing, bio chemicals and other products that you will love!

PIGS

See how the Montfort Boys' Town from Fiji converted its vocational training school into a center for sustainable living, assisting all the students to know, before graduation, how to secure food and energy.

CARROTS

Ugly carrots can represent the real concept of food security, social development, job generation and sustainability.

BAMBOO

The construction of the ZERI Pavilion at the World Expo in Germany in the year 2000 provided a starting place for designing sustainable farmhouses in the tropical Andean highlands. Learn how ZERI is giving the image of bamboo an important facelift.

TEA, RHINOS AND TIGERS

The "Tea and Park" program aims to offer a fresh insight on how to combine competitiveness of organic farming, that has always been considered more expensive, at the same time ......

MUSHROOMS

Take a look on how we can change communities by teaching how to grow edible mushrooms and have healthier and happier people around the world!

LAS GAVIOTAS

A self-sustaining community in Colombia creates a new form of sustainability that regenerates biodiversity, produces drinking water and sustainably-farmed biodiesel, reduces national foreign debt and much more. It is the renaissance of the tropical and could change the face of sustainable development for decades to come.

THE PROJECTS

There are more and more ZERI systems being developed around the world; these systems are complex and non-linear, which is the answer behind their creativity and success. We are working on featuring more and more of the 60+ existing projects on this website...stay tuned for more to come! Some are just an idea, some have a clear vision, others have moved towards pilot stage and some are fully developed and ready for turning into megaprojects. And some...have failed. It is from these that we learn most.