The Napachar Blueprint: Eric Mayer and the Power of Scaling ‘Out’
Timothy Harfield, PhD is Founding Editor of Biochar Today.
"The biochar industry prioritizes large, centralized “scale-up” projects, but Napachar offers an agile “scale-out” model. Founder Eric Mayer created a “biochar as a service” that uses mobile kilns to process vineyard waste on-site in Northern California, demonstrating a profitable, replicable, and decentralized path to scale without relying on carbon credits."
Systematising experts’ understanding of traditional burning in Portugal: a mental model approach
Mayara Emilia Barbosa Souza, Abílio Pereira Pacheco, and Jorge Grenha Teixeira
"This study provides a comprehensive understanding of traditional burn practice in the Portuguese context and offers a baseline to support stakeholders and policymakers in managing traditional burning’s social and environmental impacts in the future."
Changing Wildfires: Policy Options for a Fire-literate and Fire-adapted Europe
EASAC – the European Academies Science Advisory Council
" This report, prepared by a working group of the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), examines the drivers behind these changes, explores the consequences, and reviews current wildfire management practices. It advocates for an integrated EU framework for fire adaptation and assesses current policies and strategies."
Biochar Production Technologies USDA ARS-AFT-USBI Practical Biochar Implementation
Tom Miles, Executive Director, US Biochar Initiative
This document provides a practical overview of biochar production technologies, covering feedstocks, pyrolysis processes, biochar products, system scales, and transportation and handling methods for real-world implementation.
Biochar Pilot Project
Paço de Lanheses, em parceria com Escola Superior Agrária de Ponte de Lima, Universidade do Minho, Universidade de Aveiro, Ministério do Ambiente e da Ação Climática, CESAM (Biovalchar), the International Biochar Initiative, Ithaka Institute, and Carbon Standards AG.
"Small scale production and practice of Biochar in the North of Portugal preparing the operating conditions of an industrial unit."
Production of Biochar from Vine Pruning: Waste Recovery in the Wine Industry
Leonel J. R. Nunes, Abel M. Rodrigues, João C. O. Matias, Ana I. Ferraz, and Ana C. Rodrigues
"The production of residual biomass, such as vine pruning, presents environmental problems since its elimination is usually carried out through the uncontrolled burning of the remaining materials and with the emission of greenhouse gases without any counterpart. The use of these residues to produce biochar presents several advantages."
Mobile Biochar Production by Flame Carbonization: Reducing Wildfire Risk and Improving Forest Resilience
Kelpie Wilson, Wihan Bekker, James Archuleta, Darren McAvoy, and Deborah Page-Dumroese
"Biochar production presents a promising alternative, reducing the need for costly material transport, mitigating the environmental drawbacks of slash pile burning, and providing numerous benefits when applied to forest soils."