New company aims to commercialize technology that makes charcoal from woody wastes, a method to improve soil and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

From left, Standard Biocarbon Corp.’s COO Tamara Risser, analyst Kelley Attenborough and CEO Fred Horton, along with PYREG GmbH’s chief science officer Robert Kovach at Portland Harbor as an Eimskip ...

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that is made from biomass through a thermochemical conversion process known as pyrolysis. Don’t worry if that all sounds like a mouthful—read on for an introduction ...

A research team has developed a novel internally heated cigar-type slow pyrolyzer and shown that changing draft direction, ...

Innovative models predict and optimize the conversion of aquatic biomass into high-quality biochar, offering a path to reduce waste and enhance renewable resources This comprehensive study compiled an ...

Biochar is a “charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis,” according to ...

A plant in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is turning wood waste into a charcoal-like soil additive called biochar. The company, Quonset Soil Solutions, is now proposing a second facility to process ...