[Stoves] [biochar] Capturing carbon in the timber industry

[rongretlarson at comcast.net]

Crispin: 

What alternatives to Biochar do you have in mind?. There are three parties likely to be involved with a number like $150/ton char: those willing to pay for an equal (roughly) amount of fuel/energy, those interested in soil improvement, and those interested in sequestering atmospheric carbon. 

If (big IF) we could get the atmospheric folk to do $50 - that is only about $17/ton CO2. 

Ron 


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From: "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <crispinpigott at gmail.com> 
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Subject: Re: [Stoves] [biochar] Capturing carbon in the timber industry 




Dear Tom 



The continuing interest continue to give me hints. What I have read (mostly from Japanese trials) indicates the results are there but spotty. There is no way to quantify ‘and increase’ in a general sense. For the amount of money and effort there are alternatives. 



Regards 

Crispin 









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Crispin, 



Benefits tend to be specific to soils and circumstances. There has been lots of research by forest soil scientists in the US West in recent years (Montana, Idaho, Oregon). I know of a couple of private companies that are doing field trials. 



The best documentation for the benefits of char is referenced on the website of the International Biochar Initiative ( www.biochar-international.org ). We also have considerable information at www.biochar.bioenergylists.org 



Several biochar-in-forest-soil papers have been presented at the many regional, national and international biochar, agronomy and soil science conferences. 



Tom 
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