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Wonderful #biochar making workshop yesterday at Bellingen Northbank Community Gardens. After all our worry about the ECL that is forming, the weather ended up being perfect. Booked out and then extras so it was a big and enthusiastic group with an inspiring range of applications for it and lots we leaned from them. We emptied the cooled down demo barrel this morning and there was a nice barrow …

Terraton aims to revolutionize biochar technology with a franchise model, raising $11.5 million to expand carbon sequestration. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

Exclusive: Terraton wants to be the McDonald's of biochar | TechCrunch
Terraton sees promise in biochar, but the technology has struggled to scale. The startup thinks a franchise model could be what unlocks biochar's potential.

"In recent times, tire wear particles have been found to account for about 45% of all microplastics in both terrestrial and aquatic systems...
Rain washes those tire wear particles into ditches, where they flow into streams, lakes, rivers and oceans...
In a recent study, we tested pine wood chips and biochar – a form or charcoal made from heating rice husks in a limited oxygen chamber, a process known as pyrolysis – and found they could remove approximately 90% of tire wear …

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other aquatic life.

Evaluating sugarcane bagasse-based biochar as an economically viable catalyst for agricultural and environmental advancement in Brazil through scenario-based economic modeling
Sebastian G. Nosenzo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12454

Evaluating sugarcane bagasse-based biochar as an economically viable catalyst for agricultural and environmental advancement in Brazil through scenario-based economic modeling
The increasing global demand for sustainable agricultural practices and effective waste management has highlighted the potential of biochar as a multifaceted solution. This study evaluates the economic viability of sugarcane bagasse-based biochar in Brazil, focusing on its potential to enhance agricultural productivity and contribute to environmental sustainability. While existing literature predominantly explores the production, crop yield benefits, and carbon sequestration capabilities of bio…