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Practical insights on fast pyrolysis technology, biochar science, biofuel applications, carbon markets, and the business of biomass-to-energy — from the team at International BioRefineries.
Negative fourteen kilograms of CO₂ per cubic meter. That's the number Holcim posted from their Canary Wharf pours — concrete that stores more carbon than it emits, using biochar from coffee grounds.
Fast pyrolysis is counterintuitive until you see it run. You take organic waste, heat it extremely fast in a zero-oxygen environment, and in under two seconds it breaks apart into three products.
Biochar and compost do fundamentally different things in soil. Here's our actual assessment — what each does well, where each falls short, and why we recommend using them together.
A mid-size pyrolysis operation producing 500 tons of biochar a year could generate $180,000 to $210,000 in annual carbon credit revenue. Here's how the path from production to revenue actually works.
Bio-oil keeps showing up as the answer for operations with a fossil fuel dependency and a waste stream to manage. Here are the five applications with the most traction.
The highest-value pathway for pyrolysis bio-oil is upgrading it into drop-in jet fuel. The bottleneck isn't refining technology — it's feedstock.
Stormwater engineers have been calling us more in the past two years than the previous five combined. Biochar is proving itself as a filter medium across the country.
How much does it actually cost? Capital costs, revenue streams, ROI timelines — honest numbers for modular pyrolysis systems in the 5-75 TPD range.
Federal programs that can offset pyrolysis and biochar project costs — REAP grants, EQIP, CSP, the Renewable Fuel Standard, and carbon credits explained.
Whether you are exploring pyrolysis for the first time or evaluating a specific feedstock, our team is ready to help.
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