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This looks like a great event and just a hop across the water via Gold Coast (56km south). The live streaming option is innovative but it would be great to get NZ delegates in attendance. Anyone interested in a block … Continue reading
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New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change target … has been announced and can be viewed from the MFE website via the linked headline above. You may think this cause for celebration but for me it is rather depressing. Its not the … Continue reading
Frank is based in the more attractive and stimulating part of Eastern NZ. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-12/tas-country-hour-8-may-2015/6461028 He’s becoming the ‘go-to’ guy on TFOD among many other things. We need to clone him for NZ… things would be happening a lot faster. He’s … Continue reading
Erin from TR Miles has posted the following on the biochar discussion group. This translates easily to opportunities in NZ… “Kathleen Draper with Fingerlakes Biochar did a great job of outlining Biochar markets during her presentation at NE Biomass Conference … Continue reading
http://peaksurfer.blogspot.co.nz/2015/02/gigatons-from-sky.html … Continue reading
You’re going to need to invest an hour for this presentation but it is very relevant to our current year of the soils. It is a well presented and informative journey… and does lead to biochar. … Continue reading
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
I’ve sent an inquiry to the biochar list regarding using lake weed as a biomass source for biochar production and nutrient management. Will keep you posted on feedback. From the Royal Society newsletter… Lakes Symposium, 12-13 March, Rotorua “LakesWater Quality … Continue reading
The New Zealand Biochar Research Centre is planning to organise a Professional Development Course in Biochar Training for Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development to be held at Massey University (Palmerston North) by the end of summer (Feb-March 2015). This course … Continue reading
Wilding pine is an invasive species that has infested over 800,000Ha in the SI and 300,000Ha in the north (2007). The NZ Wilding Conifer Management Group website is a focal point for information on this topic. Wilding & Co are turning … Continue reading