I missed this bit of news (so thanks Erich, for highlighting in a recent Biochar list post). http://www.3news.co.nz/business/microwaves-turn-wood-waste-to-high-value-carbon-2014110216 Carbonscape’s current business model is around ‘green-coke’ and they are collaborating Bluescope at Glenbrook steel mill near Waiuku. Lets hope that this work … Continue reading
Since my first post on the Biochar Journal, highlighting Kathleen Draper’s Biochar Paper article, there have been 3 new articles… all great reading, How Biochar Works in Soil by Kelpie Wilson Hypotheses of biochar’s role in the development of fertile … Continue reading
I missed this TED from Robert Lerner first time round… well worth a viewing as a broad introduction to biochar. … Continue reading
The demise of New Zealand’s freshwaters: politics and science “Dr Mike Joy gives the 2014 Charles Fleming Lecture for the Royal Society of New Zealand as the 2013 recipient of the Charles Fleming Award for Environmental Achievement” The demise of … Continue reading
This video has Hans-Peter Schmidt and Dr Paul Taylor demonstrating the Kon-Tiki at the Ithaka Institute in Switzerland. I visited Hans-Peter in Switzerland on 25 July. He was kind enough to take me on a tour of their composting facility, vineyard and … Continue reading
The following link has a 40min presentation from Mike Barton that is recommended viewing if you are interested in how nutrient capping may affect future agriculture activities in NZ. http://beeflambnz.com/news-events/News/2013/july/farming-with-nutrient-limits/ An important biochar related take from this presentation is how … Continue reading
You may be aware that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released new assessment reports described as… Working Group II – Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability Working Group III – Mitigation Today, the NZ Royal Society hosted a stakeholder workshop … Continue reading
Here is another well made demonstration video on simple biochar production. This relates to another ‘managed combustion’ system – providing much better environmental outcomes than just burning biomass but still wasteful on the energy front. See also: https://soilcarbon.org.nz/biochar-burn-school/ http://biocharproject.org/ … Continue reading