A team of agricultural and environmental scientists has developed a simple biochar based technology that can strip self toxic ...

On a site next to a sawmill in Waverly, Virginia, a startup takes sawdust and offcuts from the mill and heats it up to turn it into biochar, a material that can store carbon for hundreds or thousands ...

Each year, more than 1.5 billion tons of agricultural waste is produced globally, a volume that continues to rise as food demand increases. Traditional waste disposal methods—including landfilling and ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal (mostly carbon) produced by heating organic matter in the absence of oxygen, a process called pyrolysis. This avoids the production of carbon dioxide and locks up the ...

Biochar, a charcoal-like material derived from plant biomass, has long been hailed as a promising tool for carbon dioxide removal. However, a new study by Stanford researchers highlights a critical ...

Seven cities across the globe will be investing in carbon sequestration projects made possible with investments from Bloomberg Philanthropies. In 2014, the Stockholm Biochar Project, which focused on ...

Want to improve your gardening game? Look no further than the age-old invention of biochar. This soil amendment is a fine-grained charcoal mixture, made by burning agricultural and forestry waste at ...

The Finance Authority of Maine has approved an $800,000 FAME Direct Loan to Standard Biocarbon Corp., to help pay for equipment for the company's biochar operation at the former East Millinocket mill, ...