Heat that biomass up without fully consuming it and it turns to nearly pure carbon known as biochar, which farmers soak in compost or fertilizer to “charge” it with nutrients, then add to ...

The company invested millions of dollars to receive up to 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits through the production of burnt organic material, or biochar, which offsets emissions the ...

A century of fire suppression, combined with global warming and drought, has led to increasingly destructive wildfires in the Western United States. Forest managers use tools like prescribed burns, ...

In goes the organic matter, like brush or old wood pallets, high heat is applied with little to no oxygen and, since there is minimal fire, the fuel is turned into biochar. Porteous got the ...

LAKEPORT >> Lake County Planning Commission after several public hearings, some at municipal advisory council town hall meetings, unanimously approved (4 to 0, Christina Price absent) a permit for ...

Cooperative chair Robert Johnson was speaking about the potential for fuel and biochar while at the Industrial Hemp ...

Improve your soil by making biochar in the ground. DIY biochar enhances nutrient availability and also enables soil to retain nutrients longer. Last year, I committed one of the great sins of ...

After three public meetings of the Fire Safety Advisory Committee (FSAC), during which refinement and discussion occurred, ...

In January, Qualterra announced a significant expansion of its production capabilities with the acquisition of an agricultural campus in Mabton, Washington, that was made possible through investment ...

The Eastern Washington company takes crop and forestry wastes, applies a patented technology to convert the organic debris into biochar, and uses that material to more efficiently grow the next ...

“Over time, repeated fuel reduction treatments ... “However, by harvesting dead wood and converting it into biochar – a stable form of carbon – emissions can be reduced.