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April 2018
Biochar Workshop
A one-day workshop to provide further education on biochar (i.e. carbonized organic material) production, feedstocks and uses. This workshop will include an indoor overview of benefits and uses of biochar as well as an outdoor/hands-on production demonstration. Sessions will be led by Kathleen Draper, of the Ithaka Institute, Finger Lakes Biochar, and the International Biochar Insitute; and Johannes Lehman, Professor of Soil & Crop Sciences at Cornell University. Other regional biochar researchers and entrepreneurs in the biochar field will be in…
Find out more »June 2018
IBI BIOCHAR STUDY TOUR – AUSTRIA
IBI is excited to announce our second Biochar Study Tour to be held in Austria from June 18-21, 2018. We are collaborating with Gerald Dunst, CEO of Sonnenerde and Gerhard Soja from the Austrian Institute of Technology; we have been working towards creating an educational and inspiring event. We are hard at work on the agenda at this stage but wanted to share the overall themes and tours that will be included so that those interested could make their travel…
Find out more »August 2018
Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference (ANZBC18)
Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference (ANZBC18) August 14-16 Gold Coast, Qld, Australia. Register now to attend in person with live stream and recordings also available. Visit http://www.anzbc.org.au
Find out more »ANZ Biochar Community Meeting
A general industry discussion on the development of a strategic plan for the ANZ Biochar Industry. “What are the challenges we face and how best to overcome them” will be held on Level 6, Building C, Southern Cross University Gold Coast Campus @ 6-8pm August 14, 2018. A light meal will be available to purchase from 5:30pm. Those who cannot attend in person can join the meeting remotely from anywhere in the world with sufficient bandwidth via this link https://zoom.us/meeting/register/24dfd5961f034ba3cde7dc3c8da9331e
Find out more »Australia New Zealand Biochar Initiative (ANZBI) AGM
Australia New Zealand Biochar Initiative (ANZBI) AGM will be held on the morning August 15th @ 7-8:45am (Day 2 ANZBC18) Level 6, Building C. Members can join remotely via the Zoom link here; https://zoom.us/meeting/register/43a9902be89c441d66858a512be5123a
Find out more »Biochar 2018
Biochar 2018 will be held in Wilmington Delaware with proximity to the Delaware River and Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Hudson Rivers, and Long Island Sounds watershed that together drain over 107,000 square miles providing critically important environmental and economic commerce, food, and natural resources for more than 45 million people. This year's theme, “The Carbon link in Watershed Ecosystem Services” will provide technical topics to accommodate a variety of professional interests, including: Remediation and Restoration; Agriculture, Forestry and Soils; Urban Landscapes; Water, Wastewater and Biosolids; Commercialization,…
Find out more »September 2018
Biochar 2018 (Biochar Initiative of Nigeria – BIN)
The 1st Biochar Technology Stakeholders’ Meeting was hosted by Bowen University, Iwo in March 2015. The meeting was held in order to draw the attention of participants to the many benefits of biochar technology for sustainable agricultural development, climate change mitigation, soil remediation and energy production. The event was the first of its kind in Nigeria and attracted both academics from nation-al universities and research institutes, as well as farmers from local communities. The major output of the meeting was…
Find out more »October 2018
Great Plains Biochar Workshops
Kelpie Wilson's Fall 2018 Workshop Schedule: Kelpie Wilson,Wilson Biochar Associates, will be giving multiple-day workshops this fall in Nebraska, Kansas and Oregon. Here are the basic schedules and registration info. All events are free. Event posters can be downloaded from www.wilsonbiochar.com Great Plains Biochar Initiative Workshop Series Tuesday, Oct. 23 Chadron, NE 8am – 3pm Chadron State College, Sandoz Center Atrium 1101 Main Street | Chadron, NE 69337 Wednesday, Oct. 24 Norton, KS 9am – 1:30pm Bullseye Event Center 118 S Kansas…
Find out more »Biochar and Torrefied Biomass Short Course
Hosted by: Penn State Extension and the Penn State Biomass Energy Center, with support from the Northeast Sun Grant and U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant program. Overview: Biochar and torrefied biomass represent two dramatic opportunities for energy and product development in the emerging bio-economy. However, the principles, processes, performance, and markets for these renewable resources often are not well understood. Join us for this two-day short course as we cover the fundamentals, applications, and opportunities related to transformation of…
Find out more »November 2018
The 4th Asia Pacific Biochar Conference (APBC 2018)
APBC 2018 will be held in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China. It will provide an excellent opportunity for participants to share their work with fellow scientists, engineers, policy makers and industrial personnel. The previous three APBCs were successfully held in Australia (2009), Japan (2011) and Korea (2016). APBC 2018 welcomes presentations on “Advances in Biochar Research & Applications”, including Advances in biochar production; Advances in using biochar as new materials; Biochar and nano-materials; Biochar and soil biological activities; Biochar and…
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