Cotierra raises €2.6M for coffee biochar
Zurich-based climate technology company Cotierra has raised €2.6 million in an early-stage round. PINC, the venture arm of food and beverage group Paulig, and Carbon Removal Partners co-led the round.…
Sargassum biochar cleans coastal water
Researchers at the University of Florida (UF) are testing whether seaweed that clogs coastlines can become a water-cleaning material. The project focuses on sargassum, a brown macroalga, and its conversion…
Bioforcetech wins grant to scale biochar concrete system
Bioforcetech, a California-based clean technology company, has received a $310,000 Bridge Carbontech grant from Columbia University's Carbontech Development Initiative. The program is backed by the New York State Energy Research…
Verde and Ergon team up to put biochar into US roads
Verde Resources and Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions have signed a 10-year commercial agreement to bring engineered biochar into road paving applications across the United States. The deal expands a partnership…
Irish Bioenergy welcomes inclusion of biochar & BECCS in climate plan
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has welcomed the recognition of biochar and bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) as carbon removal measures in the draft Climate Action Plan published by…