Biochar, ein kohlenstoffreiches Material, wird durch Pyrolyse hergestellt, bei der organische Abfälle wie Biomasse und Klärschlamm unter sauerstoffarmen Bedingungen auf über 500 °C erhitzt werden. Bei diesem Prozess werden bis zu 90 % des im ursprünglichen Pflanzenmaterial enthaltenen Kohlenstoffs gebunden, so dass er nicht wieder in die Atmosphäre gelangen kann. Die Anlage wird organische Abfälle aus der Region verwenden und so Mülldeponien und Verbrennungsanlagen vermeiden.

Das Biochar-Projekt wird auch Gutschriften für den Kohlenstoffabbau generieren, die verkauft werden können und so die weltweiten Bemühungen um die Dekarbonisierung unterstützen. A Healthier Earth plant, diese Anlage mit den neuen leistungsstarken PX6000-Karbonisierungsanlagen von PYREG zu skalieren und in Zukunft weiter auszubauen.

Diese Initiative ist ein wichtiger Schritt im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel und steht im Einklang mit den globalen Zielen, den Temperaturanstieg auf 1,5°C zu begrenzen, wie im Pariser Abkommen festgelegt. Mit der Fähigkeit, Kohlenstoff in großem Maßstab zu entfernen, unterstreicht diese Anlage die wachsende Rolle von Biokohle bei der Lösung von Klimaproblemen.

READ MORE: ‘UK’s largest’: A Healthier Earth to produce up to 9,000 tonnes of biochar a year at new site

Der Beitrag Großbritanniens größte Biochar-Anlage soll jährlich 17.000 Tonnen CO2 entfernen erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

PYREG held its first Biochar symposium for Growers in the California Central Valley.
Why? Biomass residues are valuable materials!  With PYREG NetZero Carbonization Systems, growers can transform their waste/residues into highly valuable Biochar. By applying the carbonization process, Growers achieve a Circular Economy,  producing Biochar, while generating renewable energy and carbon credit certificates.
Biochar is extremely interesting for agriculture because its sponge-like structure stores water and nutrients, thus counteracting soil dehydration, improving soil health and increasing crop yields/quality.
Robert Kovach clearly explains how Biochar works. A lively interview. Take a look!

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Der Beitrag Talking about Biochar with PYREG CSO Robert Kovach by YourCentralValley.com Local News erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

PYREG will present Carbonization Technology / Biochar as an economically viable and sustainable solution for addressing many of the common challenges facing California Growers.

SOLUTIONS TO YOUR CHALLENGES:

• Reduce water and fertilizer consumption
• Regenerate soil health to maximize crop yields and fruit quality
• Lower CO₂ emissions via sustainable alternatives to biomass incineration
• Eliminate waste and its associated disposal costs

OUR FOCUS:

• Educating California Growers on the benefits of biochar, in regenerative agriculture, to improve soil health, crop yields and quality, while reducing water and fertilizer consumption.
• Demonstrating how California Growers can upcycle their biomass residues (green waste, woody biomass, winery pomace, etc.) into a valuable product (biochar).
• Delivering clean, renewable energy to California Growers, directly at their farms, thereby reducing energy costs and improving their profitability.
• Explaining how California Growers can reduce their CO₂ footprint and earn additional revenue, through application of CO₂ Removal Certificates (CORCS).

LEARN FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS:

Doug Beck, PhD Science Officer, Monterey Pacific
Fred Horton, CEO, Standard Biocarbon
Mayo Ryan, CEO, Sitos Group
Robert Kovach, CSO, PYREG
Jörg zu Dohna, CEO, PYREG

HOW TO REGISTER:

click on the word Register below for the free Symposium JULY 13TH, 10 AM – 4 PM
in Tulare, CA, International Agri-Center

Der Beitrag „BENEFITS OF BIOCHAR TO CALIFORNIA GROWERS & NUT GROWERS“ JULY 13TH, TULARE, CA erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (BFE) awards the PYREG GmbH as technology partner of the Swiss Verora AG with the renowned Watt d’Or, the award for best achievement in the energy sector.

Green heat and premium biochar

Verora AG is a group of farmers from the Zug mountain region and since 2012 has been operating one of the first plants of the now worldwide leading plant manufacturer PYREG. With the P500 used in Switzerland, the Swiss biochar pioneers have been recycling locally produced, untreated tree and shrub cuttings into high-quality biochar and generate green heat in the process. This heat heats the farm buildings via an integrated hot-water circuit, a concept that has already been adopted on a larger scale by the Basel IWB as an energy supplier.

Continuous optimization for best performance

The PYREG P500 system was developed in a close technological exchange between Verora AG and PYREG and today produces high-quality EBC-certified premium biochar. Verora AG is one of the leading suppliers of biochar in the Swiss market. „We are pleased with our success as a technology partner of Verora AG. The Verora GmbH in the person of Fredy Abächerli, and in particular the Keiser operating family are true pioneers in the Swiss biochar market. They recognized very early the need for an alternative in agriculture and climate protection and took risks that are now rightly appreciated,“ says Helmut Gerber, CTO and founder of PYREG GmbH.

Der Beitrag PYREG wins the prestigious Watt d’Or award from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

The Basel based IWB has realized the first climate-neutral district heating project in Switzerland. Using our newly developed PX1500, IWB is now feeding an annual heating capacity of around 1.5 gigawatt hours into the district heating network. That covers the energy needs of about 170 Basel households. IWB uses only regional, untreated biomass such as wood and green waste from a maximum radius of 40 kilometers. In the PYREG plant, this high-quality biomass is carbonized into biochar at 500 to 700 degrees Celsius in the absence of oxygen. In this biochar, CO₂ is safely bound. Subsequently dispersed into the earth it ends up in a permanent carbon sink.

IWB sells premium biochar and closes the loop

Through the advanced temperature-controlled Pyreg carbonization, IWB produces a premium biochar certified as the internationally accepted „EBC-AgroBio„. That biochar complies with the requirements for EU-wide use as a soil conditioner – even in organic farming. IWB sells the biochar – ca. 550 metric tons per year – to both, agricultural enterprises, and private customers. By doing so, IWB is also setting new standards for circular economy in the municipal sector.

A flagship project

„IWB is a pioneer in climate protection and living proof of the enormous climate protection value that lies in CO₂-negative district heating,“ says Helmut Gerber, CTO and founder of PYREG GmbH, adding, „We are convinced that flagship projects like this one in Switzerland will follow worldwide. They are important as we have no more time to lose on the way to achieving the Paris climate protection goals.“
„With this, our first biochar plant IWB emphasizes our leading role as a service provider for renewable energy. Decarbonizing the heat supply is one of our most important tasks, and not just in Basel. We carry this mission throughout Switzerland. The plant is a showcase project in terms of decarbonization and energy efficiency. Also, our customers gain from the ecological benefits of the biochar,“ says Dr. Arthur Janssen, Head of Strategy & Innovation at IWB.

Der Beitrag Flagship project: Climate-neutral district heating in Basel erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

Today, more than ever, companies are faced with rising waste disposal costs and legislation aimed at reducing waste, while encouraging recycling.  Furthermore, companies are being challenged by governments and consumers, to demonstrate lower CO₂ emissions and circular economy initiatives.

Innovative solutions to meet these challenging requirements:  PYREG systems can transform your waste into value-added products, while providing a proven solution to help lower your Carbon Footprint.  The same, proven PYREG technology that was first used to carbonize sewage sludge into high-quality phosphorus fertilizer, can just as well be applied to transform mixed waste into a product called biochar. Biochar sequesters CO₂. Used as a soil improver it reintroduces important elements in the environment, substitutes highly polluting materials of different use, and gives all of us the opportunity to create a stronger circular economy.

The disposal of industrial and consumer waste is becoming increasingly complex and cost-intensive worldwide. The legal directives required by environmental policy aim to reduce waste, eliminate landfills and increase raw material reuse.  With a PYREG system, you can reduce your waste volumes by more than 90% and transform that waste, through our unique carbonization process.

Solutions to your waste disposal challenges, helping your company to achieve its sustainability goals.  Our systems can be used in applications ranging from waste volume reduction, to sanitization of waste, to the recycling of mixed food & packaging waste.

Separation of mixed waste often entails long transport distances, high sortation costs and low residual value of recovered materials (due to contamination).  However, PYREG systems offer a proven alternative to those cost-prohibitive, mixed waste separation models.  By applying PYREG technology, your company can actually upcycle its waste into valuable biochar, thereby “closing the loop” and demonstrating a true Circular Economy.  With a compact modular design, PYREG plants can be placed virtually anywhere, in an area roughly the size of a 3-car garage.

The PYREG system ensures that all input waste material is sanitized in the course of carbonisation process.  During this carbonisation process, the majority of the carbon is actually sequestered in the resulting biochar, thereby inhibiting the release of CO₂ into the atmosphere, for centuries.  Furthermore, as the PYREG system operates at temperatures of up to 750°C, organic-based pollutants (such as solvents and microplastics) are practically eliminated and mineral pollutants are filtered, to ensure they cannot re-enter the environment.  The process itself is autothermal; meaning that only energy, generated by the carbonization of the waste material, is used to perpetuate the operation of the PYREG system.

Der Beitrag From Waste to Value – Driving Sustainability and a Circular Economy erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

Pilot Biochar Project: Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)

Max Burgers, Sweden’s favourite hamburger restaurant chain, is currently participating in a pilot biochar project enabled by our partner Skånefrö, a Swedish producer and supplier of EBC-certified premium biochar.

Max Burgers is a pioneer in climate friendly disposal of food waste because they know the unpleasant facts: When wasting food, we are also wasting the carbon which is absorbed through photosynthesis by the plants as natural origin of our food.

Source: https://issuu.com/maxhamburgare/docs/max_climatpositivburger_low/1?ff&e=25478703/62035519

That´s the reason why Max Burgers is now converting lobby waste into biochar in a pilot project. Turning waste into biochar and spreading it on farmland means that it will stay there for at least 100 years, while improving the fertility of the soil.

In this project, Skånefrö converts food waste from the Max Burgers restaurant in Ystad into biochar by pyrolysis, with a PYREG Industrial Unit. The PYREG process allows the precise control of the parameters, so that nutrients can be recycled gently. Temperatures of 500-700°C sanitize the waste and eliminate any kind of pollutants, reducing the total quantity significantly. This carbonisation process is designed to be energy efficient, so that excess heat (renewable energy) is extracted for additional purposes (drying, heating).The biochar is then quantified by Ecoera and spread on fields at Skönadals Farm in the area of Österlen. An example of circular economy at its best!

Max Burgers, the most profitable restaurant chain in Sweden, is family owned and was founded in 1968. By following the world´s independent standard for carbon neutrality – ISO 14021, Max Burgers launched the world’s first climate-positive burgers. How does Max do it? Max measures 100% of their product emissions, reduces emissions and captures at least 110% of emissions. As a result for their work with climate positive products, Max Burgers has received the “Global Climate Action Award” by the UN in 2019.

For further information please find details here.

Der Beitrag Sweden: Max Burgers turns waste into biochar and saves the climate erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

Der Beitrag AGROPREIS 2019: Familie Keiser für Schweizer Pflanzenkohle-Projekt ausgezeichnet erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

Der Beitrag VIDEO: Verora mit Pflanzenkohle-Projekt für Agropreis 2019 nomminiert erschien zuerst auf PYREG.

Unsere Unterstützung ist Familie Keiser auf jeden Fall sicher. Vater und Söhne kennen wir bereits seit vielen Jahren. Sie gehören zu den Pionieren im Bereich Pflanzenkohle und zu den ersten Betreibern einer PYREG-Anlage für die Biomasseverwertung und eine umweltfreundliche Pflanzenkohle-Herstellung.

Das Magazin hat einen lesenswerten Artikel über das Schweizer Pflanzenkohle-Projekt veröffentlicht, auf youtube/bauernfilme gibt es einen sehenswerten Film über das Projekt der Keisers. Die einzelnen Links zum Magazin-Porträt, zur Abstimmungs-Seite und zum Youtube-Film finden Sie im Folgenden:

Der Beitrag AGROPREIS 2019: Verora mit Pflanzenkohle-Projekt nominiert erschien zuerst auf PYREG.