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 ...

Farmers scorch weeds, husks and other biomass to create biochar, then tuck it into the soil to boost crop yields and lock that carbon out of the atmosphere.

At the same time, this process reduces the presence of organic compounds and heavy metals in the biochar, making it safer and more useful," said Vali. The project shows that the pyrolysis and ...

If want to know more about your soil, I recommend using a soil test kit ... ratio of biochar to compost, ensuring that you mix thoroughly with a fork or shovel. If you are only making enough ...

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 ...

Minneapolis this spring will begin construction on a city-owned biochar facility — a furnace that turns wood scraps into a ...

To move the technology forward, scientists at Stanford are trying to come up with more accurate measurements, for how much greenhouse gas is really being stored and how long the biochar lasts.

It might be considered an odd retirement hobby, but Greg Porteous spends his spare time making biochar. Biochar is a black, charcoal-like substance created by applying high heat to organic ...

Minneapolis is making history by becoming the first city in North America to own and operate a biochar facility. MNN’s Ashley Walker has more: Share this: ...