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The latest industry news is quite char-ming, if you ask us!
AFRICA
🌳 In the heart of Khayelitsha, backyard gardeners are embracing biochar to improve their soil and grow healthier, bigger crops.
ASIA
💰 Dialogue Earth publishes a thorough analysis on how biochar can help China reach carbon neutrality.
🏗️ The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has successfully launched the use of biochar at one of its plants to enhance energy efficiency in steelmaking processes.
🇳🇵New research shows Nepal has massive potential for biomass, with the possibility to produce 1.5 to 1.7 million tonnes of pellet or briquette and biochar.
🧺 Samunnati launched the Carbon Incubator Facility Initiative to empower Farmer Producer Organizations and farmers to integrate carbon projects into their operations, with a focus on biochar.
🌴 The National Center for Palms and Dates and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia have launched what is reportedly the region’s first biochar initiative.
♻️ In Vietnam, methods are being developed to convert large quantities of discarded durian shells into biochar and wood vinegar.
EUROPE
🌟 New technology is allowing Berlin-based startup ecoLocked to produce larger quantities of concrete admixtures utilizing biochar for carbon removal.
🪨 The United Kingdom will support seven climate change projects in Pakistan, including a biochar production project.
NORTH AMERICA
💰 BluSky Carbon has secured a $105,000,000 biochar sales agreement with a US-based purchaser.
🔥 California redwoods preserve turns fire-damaged wood into biochar for farmers.
🌧️ Biochar Supreme introduces specialized biochar products for rain garden applications to support urban sustainability and water quality improvements.
🧑🔬 Stircor, a biosolid processing company, has developed and proven a process, using biochar, for removing Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from biosolid waste for U.S. municipalities.
🚧 The city of Minneapolis has announced the construction of a biochar facility to help achieve the city’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
🍌 Researchers at Northeastern University Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center are exploring the use of biochar made from banana peels to remove organic contaminants from water.
⚡ The 4 Corners Carbon Coalition, which includes five state-based US governments, is supporting projects that repurpose organic waste in the region, including biochar production.
🌱 Forbes interviews Myno Carbon and other US-based biochar companies about how they're approaching soil restoration.
💸 Applied Carbon wins the $500,000 Wilkes Climate Launch Prize. Formerly known as Climate Robotics, Applied Carbon has developed a mobile, in-field solution that picks up crop waste left after harvesting and converts it into carbon-rich biochar
🛢️ Colorado State University releases a new report on using biochar to plug oil and gas wells.
OCEANIA
🌲 The Conversation provides a beginner's look into the myriad of benefits that biochar has to offer.
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