TGI Group Launches DURTEQ(TM) Mycorefinery Protocol to Transform 2026 Global Sargassum Crisis into Sustainable Opportunity

From Environmental Crisis to Universal Bio-Feedstock: A Strategic Roadmap for Industrial Valorization and the "Trash 2 Cash" Economy

Apr. 2, 2026 at 10:48pm

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TGI Solar Power Group Inc. (OTC PINK:TSPG) announced the release of its 2026 Global Sargassum Consolidated Report, outlining a breakthrough industrial response to the escalating Atlantic biomass crisis. Through DURTEQ™, the company is transitioning from reactive beach cleanup to a proactive 'Trash 2 Cash' model-intercepting sargassum offshore and converting it into high-value industrial, agricultural, and bioactive commodities via the proprietary AXIOMAXUS™ Platform.

Why it matters

The 2026 season follows a trajectory of intensifying biomass levels within the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB), which saw records peak at ~37.5 million metric tons in 2025. This influx continues to pose a $1 billion annual economic threat to Caribbean tourism and marine ecology, particularly in nations like the Dominican Republic, where hospitality contributes approximately 16.1% to the National GDP ($21.1 Billion).

The details

The DURTEQ™ Mycorefinery utilizes a 96-hour Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) protocol with specialized fungal strains, such as Aspergillus oryzae. This 'Biological Scissors' approach operates at room temperature, unlocking the seaweed's complex structure without the thermal degradation associated with traditional refining. Crucially, the fungal cell walls act as a molecular 'Arsenic Magnet,' biosorbing heavy metals and locking them into a solid matrix, ensuring the resulting liquid extracts meet stringent safety standards.

  • The 2026 season follows a trajectory of intensifying biomass levels within the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB), which saw records peak at ~37.5 million metric tons in 2025.
  • TGI Group is currently advancing the rollout of the protocol across its Caribbean Recovery Hubs. With full integration of AI-monitored rotary bioreactors targeted for Q3 2026, the initiative aims to protect 'Blue Water' tourism assets while establishing a carbon-negative industrial foundry for local economies.

The players

TGI Solar Power Group Inc.

A diversified leader in sustainable infrastructure and advanced technology.

Samuel Epstein

CEO of TGI Group.

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What they’re saying

“Our mission is to redefine environmental challenges as sovereign economic assets. Nature is not producing waste; it is producing an answer. By applying the AXIOMAXUS™ principles of material valorization, we have developed a 'Cold Chemistry' mycorefinery that sequesters heavy metals like arsenic while preserving the delicate marine molecules required for high-margin pharmaceuticals and fertilizers.”

— Samuel Epstein, CEO of TGI Group

What’s next

With full integration of AI-monitored rotary bioreactors targeted for Q3 2026, the initiative aims to protect 'Blue Water' tourism assets while establishing a carbon-negative industrial foundry for local economies.

The takeaway

TGI Group's DURTEQ™ Mycorefinery protocol represents a breakthrough in transforming an environmental crisis into a sustainable economic opportunity, leveraging innovative 'Cold Chemistry' techniques to extract high-value commodities from sargassum biomass while mitigating heavy metal contamination.