Project Profiles
Geoff Moxham showcases his kiln for Project 540 in Australia. Photo courtesy of Geoff Moxham.
Wheat grown in tube trials for Dr. Paul Blackwell's work. Photo courtesy of Stephen Joseph.
IBI encourages its members to submit write ups of their work to share with the wider community. In addition to the Project Profiles below, IBI members can read about others' work and submit their own information to the IBI searchable member/projects database. IBI is collecting this information to increase the ability of those working in biochar to collaborate, share data, and advise their peers.
Additionally, regional biochar groups may be operating or forming in your area--these groups focus on specific issues on a local or regional level. To look for upcoming meetings or conferences, see the IBI Calendar.
The Australia and New Zealand Biochar Researcher's Network website also has a large number of biochar project descriptions from Australia and New Zealand.
Project Profiles
Project Profiles are monthly articles in the IBI newsletter that highlight those working in biochar around the world. Please note that the inclusion of a project does not mean that IBI endorses the methods or results. All projects are strictly submissions to IBI.
Click on any of the links below for a full write up.
- Smell the Coffee, Not the Smoke: Biochar Stoves on Coffee Farms in Central America: Good coffee and great biochar are a match made in heaven. Especially since one product of that match is a cleaner cook stove for migrant coffee pickers who often have only open fires to cook on (as featured in the February 2010 IBI Newsletter).
- Black is Green (BiG): Producing Biochar with a Mobile Pyrolysis Unit in Australia: Using a mobile pyrolysis unit to make biochar from sugarcane residues left in agricultural fields (as featured in the January 2010 IBI Newsletter).
- 3R Environmental Technologies, LTD: Pyrolysis Technology in Hungary: A description of Edward Someus's 3R Agrocarbon Technology which after years of research, development and testing, has received a European Union (EU) Authority permit to offer agrocarbon for open field application on low input and organic farms in Europe (as featured in the November 2009 IBI Newsletter).
- Exceptional Results from Biochar Experiment in Cameroon: Chris Goodall's report on the BiocharFund work in Cameroon with biochar used in maize plots (as featured in the October 2009 IBI Newsletter).
- 20 Years of Biochar in Costa Rica: IBI board member Stephen Joseph visited a successful biochar compost facility in Costa Rica along with Gabi Soto of the Center for Tropical Agriculture Research and Teaching (CATIE) and other colleagues (as featured in the September 2009 IBI Newsletter).
- Dr Paul Blackwell: Using Biochar Mineral Complexes in Arid Zones: Highlighting the use of biochar mineral complexes to improve soils in Western Australia (as featured in June 2009 IBI Newsletter).
- Pro-Natura: Using Green Charcoal for Sustainable Development: Working with farmers in Senegal to utilize biochar for improved agriculture (as featured in March 2009 IBI Newsletter).
- Project 540: Biochar Kiln Designs for Small Farms in Australia: Creating open space plans for small biochar kilns to be used in farm settings (as featured in February 2009 IBI Newsletter).
- Using Chicken Litter for Biochar in West Virginia, United States: Poultry farmer Josh Frye discusses his gasifier system for using poultry litter to heat barns and produce biochar (as featured in October 2008 IBI Newsletter).