About Us

Mission

Pacific Biochar’s Mission

To put carbon back in the ground and leave a legacy of fertile soil.

Strategy

What We Do

We modify biomass power plants for biochar production, thus leveraging existing infrastructure, trained staff, and hard earned utility and procurement contracts.  This lets us get to significant production volume fast and with low cap ex.  We’re initially focused on utilization of forest biomass from high fire hazard areas in California, thus helping mitigate catastrophic wildfire in our feedstock sourcing.  The high quality biochar we make is then distributed primarily in ag, and commonly in collaboration with compost yards.  This gets us efficiency in shared equipment, trucking, and additional co-benefits; when biochar is used in composting it not only makes a great combined product but ends up dropping GHG emissions from compost significantly.  After years in the field, we’ve gained fruitful relations with some of California’s largest ag companies, such as outlined in a recent field trial report.

 

After more than a decade in the making, the carbon removal credits we’re registering now are fueling significant growth and helping us realize a long time goal – to put massive amounts of carbon back in the ground and leave a legacy of fertile soil – and it’s exciting.

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We Work With Biomass Power Plants to Produce Biochar

How We Work with Biomass Power Plants

Step 1: we’ll conduct a Feasibility Assessment
Step 2: we’ll develop a Profitable Agreement for biochar production and offtake
Step 3: we’ll get to work as a Manufacturing and Offtake Partner, including but not limited to:
– Design necessary facility upgrades + build and/or finance
– Handle all logistics of biochar from site to soil + all associated permits + all costs
– Manage carbon credit registration and optimization + accounting, reporting, and all related contracts
– Provide point of contact and public relations for biochar deployment and carbon credit exposure

In short, we make the carbon worth more in the ground than it is the furnace, and we make it easy for you. 

A brief summary of production methods found on the “How We Produce Biochar” page.

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A dedicated team working together to serve your biochar needs.

  • Annie Nichols
    Annie Nichols
  • Jim Turner
    Jim Turner
  • Ryan Hoffman
    Ryan Hoffman
  • Charlie McIntosh
    Charlie McIntosh
  • Michael Fallon
    Michael Fallon
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Josiah Hunt
    Chief Executive Officer

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