Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation partners with Humboldt Sawmill in Scotia, CA to produce biochar from their bioenergy facility. The power plant uses FSC-certified forestry residues from their mill operations for fuel which in turn powers their sawmill operations with excess electricity sold to the grid. The biochar produced is sold/deployed primarily with farmers and other landowners throughout California, Oregon, and Washington to improve crop production and leave behind a legacy of fertile soil.

Description of Technology:

Pyrolysis using FSC-certified mill residuals and hazardous wildfire fuels from surrounding areas as feedstock

Sector:

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)

Type of Supplier:

Final Product Supplier

Supplier Geography:

Biochar will be sold within the US and carbon removal credits may be sold internationally

Expected Capacity (Mt/Year):

0.012