A research team shows that a low-cost, sustainable soil amendment—hemp-derived biochar fortified with iron—can substantially ...

Biochar, a carbon rich material made by heating biomass under low oxygen conditions, has long been known for its ability to store carbon in soils and ...

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 ...

Hopes that Kern County almond byproducts will one day be converted into biochar — and with it, marketable energy and valuable carbon-removal credits — may finally be realized by a project planned to ...

Biochar is produced from wood waste by heating it in a low-oxygen environment called pyrolysis, converting it into stabilized ...

Biochar has long been recognized for its ability to improve soil health and sequester carbon. But its potential as a permanent CO2 removal solution has been underestimated in conventional models. As a ...

In the late 1990s, soil scientist Johannes Lehmann was working in the central Amazon to help restore degraded soils. Other researchers had discovered that the region’s fertile terra preta, meaning ...

Deschutes County is seeking solutions to one of Central Oregon’s longstanding wildfire challenges — what to do with the woody ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Biochar is produced by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen. It is a charcoal-like substance that farmers have used ...