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Purchase 291kg of carbon removal from ECOERA Millennium Biochar
Transforms agricultural waste into biochar products that can be applied to soil to sequester carbon, improve soil health, and improve farming outcomes.
ECOERA Millennium Biochar
Transforms agricultural waste into biochar products that can be applied to soil to sequester carbon, improve soil health, and improve farming outcomes.
ECOERA is a Swedish biochar innovation company that created the world's first Biochar-only carbon sinks. The company was founded in 2007 at Chalmers Ventures with Skånefrö AB. They have since been awarded the status of WWF Climate Solver. ECOERA provides a full platform for biochar production using biochar made from pelletized agro-residue blends. ECOERA ensures full traceability from the source to the resulting biochar and its location.
All biochar used for carbon removal is certified according to the European Biochar Certificate (EBC). ECOERA is also in compliance with the Puro.earth Biochar Methodology. Each offset credit represents one CORC (CO2 Removal Certificate) and each CORC represents a volume of one ton of CO2 removal.
Project location
Technology and mechanism
Biochar
Heating waste biomass in the absence of oxygen to produce carbon-rich biochar, which is highly stable and can sequester carbon in soil when applied as a soil enhancer.
Mechanism
Removal
Durability
Permanence: 1000+ years
The durability of this project is extremely high as a result of the technology used.
ECOERA produces biochar beyond 600 degrees in the pyrolysis process. According to the latest research from Sanei et al., from Aarhus University Organic Litospheric Carbon Lab and the Geological Survey of Denmark & Greenland, with a half-life of millions of years, fully carbonized biochar defines the endpoint of the organic carbon cycle. The oxidation kinetic reaction model shows that a typical inertinite biochar has a half-life of approximately 100 million years in a harsh, oxidizing environment. Based on these results, the authors define BCR as a highly durable carbon removal approach.
Project certifications
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Certifier
Standard
puro.earth
Registry ID
643002406801000114
Crediting period term
Mar 06, 2023 - Mar 05, 2038
Project design document (PDD)
LCA: ECOERA Millennium Biochar
Updated Dec 08, 2023
Verified by bio.inspecta
ECOERA has shared their LCA because Puro does not require a PDD.
Current verifier of project outcomes
bio.inspecta
Project details
Emissions reduced or carbon removed on an annual basis
500 tonnes
How the project approaches risk of reversal
The project is not exposed to reversal risk. There is no biological reversal of inertinite carbon in this form, so we say the reversal is zero. The biochar carbon is placed in soils and can not be burned in the soil. One would need to scoop up a whole agricultural field and put all the soil in a very large furnace to burn the soil and the biochar in it at very high temperatures. We see that scenario as quite unlikely.
What actions would be taken by the project developer if anticipated emissions reductions do not take place, or if carbon removal is reversed in the future?
This is not applicable for this project type.
What calculation methods are used to independently reproduce and verify the carbon impact of the project?
Please refer to Section 4 of the methodology document.
Citation:
Methodology
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Good Health and Well-Being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Clean Water and Sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Affordable and Clean Energy
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Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Responsible Consumption and Production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Life on Land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Partnerships for the Goals
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Skåne, Sweden
Biochar
Meets puro.earth standards
£153.00 total (incl. Order fee)