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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Friends<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This may be an opportunity to combine cooking and biochar – at least getting these stoves on the agenda for later expansion on the subject. I suggest the best approach would be to start with institutional cooking where the fuel mass involved is large and the cost of fuel is an issue. Schools, in particular are places where there is usually a combination of food preparation and small scale intensive gardening.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Crispin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='line-height:13.5pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#336600'>January IBI Webinar Series Event: Andreas Hornung of Fraunhofer UMSICHT Presents, “Combined Production of Biochar and Power”</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><img width=134 height=218 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ibi.memberclicks.net/assets/portrait_prof-hornung_website.jpg" alt=Andreas>Have you wondered how to get more favorable economics around biochar production? For our January webinar event, IBI enthusiastically welcomes Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology (UMSICHT) leader Dr. Andreas Hornung to address this hot topic. Dr. Hornung will give a presentation titled, <em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Combined Production of Biochar and Power</span></em>, detailing how today, biochar is usually produced as a single product and therefore—especially if derived from wood—can be expensive. With the reaction system of Fraunhofer UMSICHT, it is possible to produce biochar from agricultural residues as well as digestate from biogas units, combined with the production of heat and power. Under European economic conditions, this system is lowering the cost of biochar to almost 100 Euro/t of biochar. The financial return on investment is usually coming from savings for power and heat. The systems can be scaled between 30 – 3000 kg/hour. Please join us as Dr. Hornung further explains some possible economic solutions to the financial challenges of biochar production.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8924098529114236162" target="_blank">Registration is open now</a>. The webinar will be held on Thursday, January 15th at 12:00 pm Eastern Time. Note: Please convert the 12:00 pm ET start time to your local time by using this <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html" target="_blank">time converter tool</a>. You must be a dues-paying member to participate in these special events. If you are not an IBI member and would like to join, <a href="http://www.biochar-international.org/join" target="_blank">please click here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For more information on this webinar program, including links to prior presentations by Dr. Steven McGreevy (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan), Dr. Johannes Lehmann (Cornell University, USA), Dr. Isabel Lima (US Department of Agriculture), and Art Donnelly (Estufa Finca Project Director & Seachar), please see: <a href="http://www.biochar-international.org/webinar_series" target="_blank">http://www.biochar-international.org/webinar_series</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>