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One thing I've been curious about -- I've got a few hundred acres of forest land, and I'm maintaining it in a natural state, but that still involves regular thi
by Pfhreak 6y ago
One thing I've been curious about -- I've got a few hundred acres of forest land, and I'm maintaining it in a natural state, but that still involves regular thinning/removal of biomass. I've wondered if there's a way to connect with someone like Charm (or any other company) to figure out how to supply biomass for their processes.
Maybe it's too small scale -- a few hundred acres doesn't produce that much timber. Or too distant. Or something. But I have no idea how to even start reaching out about it.
- kisamoto 6y agoI'm looking at doing something similar (in Scotland) and am investigating the possibility of a small, on-site bio-char reactor. Without a huge amount of research so far my high level plan is to convert waste bio-mass into biochar to sequester the carbon and then use the biochar as a fertiliser; for drainage etc. As long as it doesn't get burned then it should also work as a carbon sink.
- Pfhreak 6y agoI've considered this too, and honestly considered exiting the software industry to dive into this space. But I haven't really sat down and done the legwork yet.
- tito 6y agoI like it, curious to see what kind of options come up over the next few years. I don't have an answer for you though, asking around.
- tito 6y agoHere's a few answers from folks so far: - Check out Takachar, might be along these lines: https://www.takachar.com/ https://www.takachar.com/ - Distance to transport the biomass matters a lot as well, so need to find something that makes sense closer to you than shipping biomass around the world
- Pfhreak 6y agoInteresting. Looks a long ways away (I'm in the Seattle/Pacific Northwest neck of the woods.) I wonder if the universities around here have any ideas though.