I am always flattered and excited when asked to do product reviews related to biochar. Recently Bruce F. designed the CharCone, a mini Kon-Tiki geared towards the cooking crowd and asked if I’d be interested in taking it out for … Continue reading
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The notion that scaling up biochar could lead to deforestation came up again recently in a discussion amongst some very well regarded biochar experts when we were talking about barriers to building the biochar industry. While it is feasible that … Continue reading
Recently I had the honor of joining some of the gurus of biochar research at Cornell University at their one day Biochar/Bioenergy seminar. I was asked to talk about something new & interesting so I took the liberty to talk about something … Continue reading
As the college year comes to a close the RIT senior design team focusing on biochar based roof tiles that I have been working with is showing some exciting results. The team was tasked with coming up with a tile … Continue reading
I hate to desecrate those supposedly ‘harmless’ desiccant packs that are found in an increasing number of packages, but there is a much more benign alternative! Allow me to explain… Desiccants are materials used to prevent spoilage, mold, mildew, odors, … Continue reading
Discovery of something doesn’t always lead to quick, practical applications of said discovery. For some game-changing discoveries such as aluminum, practical applications had to wait a few decades for future discoveries (e.g. airplanes) before the real value could be realized. Electricity … Continue reading
As I mentioned in the previous post, the amount of biochar research happening around the world these days is growing exponentially. It is no longer feasible, if in fact it ever was, for one person or even a single organization, … Continue reading
You know that feeling of excited anticipation you get when something arrives after you have been waiting for days or weeks? I get that feeling every time the International Biochar Initiative (IBI) newsletter arrives in my email box. Why? Because … Continue reading
2015 was dubbed the ‘Year of Soils’ by the UN, but sadly the biochar world let the opportunity of celebrating what biochar could do for soils pass relatively unpromoted. The French are offering up another great opportunity for soils to … Continue reading
As the Climate Talks begin in Paris today, I thought it might be worthwhile to provide a biochar ‘greatest hits’ to highlight just how helpful biochar can be in terms of climate change. There is a fast growing body of … Continue reading