VA Voidz Alga

Climate Technology · New Mexico

Voidz Alga LLC — Treating Water. Removing Carbon. Restoring Soil.

We turn forest thinning biomass and agricultural waste into biochar, use living microalgae to clean contaminated water, and produce carbon-negative soil amendment — all in a closed-loop system.

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Our Solution

The IBARS System

Integrated Biochar-Algae Remediation System — a single closed loop that converts waste biomass into clean water and carbon-negative soil amendment.

1

Biomass Sourcing

Forest thinning biomass and agricultural waste are collected as feedstock.

2

Biochar Production

Slow pyrolysis at 400–700°C transforms biomass into stable, porous biochar.

3

Algae-Biochar Treatment

Tetradesmus obliquus colonizes the biochar and treats contaminated water.

4

Dual Outputs

Clean treated water plus carbon-negative soil amendment.

Applications

Where IBARS Goes to Work

Purpose-built to remediate two of the most challenging contaminated water streams.

Data Center Cooling Blowdown

As hyperscale compute grows, so does its water footprint. IBARS treats the concentrated blowdown that cooling systems discharge.

  • High TDS
  • Residual biocides
  • 35–45°C

Municipal Wastewater

Living microalgae draw down nutrients and tackle persistent contaminants in municipal treatment streams.

  • Nutrient removal
  • PFAS-bearing streams

Our Impact

Measured. Verifiable. Carbon-Negative.

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Tons CO₂ Removed / year
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Gallons Water Treated / day
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Tons Biochar Produced / year

Metrics coming soon from Paseo Real pilot.

Partners

Building IBARS Together

PartnerCleanAqua
PartnerAlgaura LLC
PartnerIndustrial Zen LLC
PartnerAntony's Meats

Pilot site: Paseo Real Water Reclamation Facility, Santa Fe, NM

Our Story

Two Founders. One Vision.

Voidz Alga was founded by Gary and Matthew, two New Mexico-based technologists who saw an opportunity to turn waste into value. Gary brought 13 years of microalgae cultivation experience and a proprietary Tetradesmus obliquus strain. Matthew brought a track record of shipping hardware-software integrated products. Together, they built IBARS. We co-lead the company vision because the best solutions come from combining deep biological expertise with rigorous systems engineering.

Team

Leadership

G

Gary Chavez

CEO & Co-Founder

Co-inventor of our proprietary Tetradesmus obliquus algae strain, 13+ years commercial production, 200,000+ gallons shipped.

M

Matthew Dominguez

COO & Co-Founder

Shipped five ag-tech products from prototype to production, including VoidTrax IoT sensor network and Algae Ledger. Leads system integration and operations.

Contact

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