About us
Turning what pollutes into a resource, close to the territories.
MAWANA Energy is developed by BIO CIRCULAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, with an overall vision and complementary activities under development.
Discover the BIOCIRCULAR vision ↗Our story
It all starts with a series of questions. What becomes of our biowaste, buried or transported far away even though it contains energy? How can an island respond to the climate challenge? And what should be done with the algae invading some coastlines, whose blooms and strandings raise environmental issues?
MAWANA's founder and president saw one single loop: recovering what pollutes and turning it into a resource. Biowaste into energy, seaweed back to the lagoon, CO₂ into new uses.
The founder launched the project in 2023. He then brought together partners with complementary skills and carried out studies and meetings before the official incorporation of the SAS in New Caledonia.
A team based in New Caledonia
Each field brings a different perspective, from sizing to operations, from the environment to dialogue with partners.
Mickaël
More than fifteen years of operations management, project supervision and coordination of multidisciplinary teams.
Structuring the project, coordinating studies and contributors, monitoring resources, schedules and development milestones.
François
Expertise in mechanical engineering, maintenance organisation and operational readiness, built in industry.
Anticipating commissioning, equipment availability and maintenance needs from the design stage.
Guillaume
Skills in energy engineering, environment, energy-saving studies and carbon footprinting.
Studying uses of electricity, heat and cooling, biogas and CO₂ recovery, and performance indicators.
Marie-Claire
Skills in biological engineering, risk assessment, waste acceptability and industrial environmental monitoring.
Supporting regulatory matters, safety, impact control and quality of practices.
Victor
Training in agronomy and tropical crop production, with experience in trial protocols and working with producers.
Characterising agricultural materials and studying the agronomic use of digestate, in line with soil needs.
Kehaulani
Experience in communication, content creation, coordinating service providers and organising events.
Making the project understandable, organising exchanges and supporting relations with local stakeholders.
Industrial partner & shareholder
A major egg producer
in New Caledonia.
For an egg producer of this size, managing droppings is a major issue: regular volumes to organise, handle and make use of. A real operational headache that calls for a solution suited to the ground.
By bringing Paddock Creek into the project, MAWANA is building a route to treat and recover these droppings through anaerobic digestion. The goal: turn this constraint into a resource to produce useful energy and study the agronomic use of the digestate.
This partnership contributes to the pilot's planned supply. Sizing, treatment conditions and product uses are being studied as the project develops.
Our values
Treating as close as possible to feedstocks and uses, with local stakeholders.
Moving forward step by step: study, demonstrate, then deploy.
Protecting soils, the ocean and neighbours at every step.
