Biochar Standards – Building the Foundation for an Industry

Biochar Standards Workshop

• Myles Gray, US Biochar Initiative
• Chris Wiberg, Timber Products Inspection / Biomass Energy Lab
• Karl Strahl, Oregon Biochar Solutions

Biochar Business Development

Biochar Project Finance – Options & Considerations

• Matt Schmitt, Structure Climate

Carbon Credits in Focus: Pricing Shifts and Market Drivers in Carbon Removal Markets 

• Santiago Canel Soria, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Maximizing Grant Funding for Biochar Projects in the United States

• Joel Dulin, Jozana Grant Services Stephanie Santell, (Re)wilding LLC

5 Ways to Make Saving the Earth Profitable

• Jackie Smith, 3 Pillars Marketing

The Biochar Effect: Advancing Soil Health for a Resilient Future

The 3Rs of Biochar

• Kristin Trippe, PhD, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Designing On-Farm Biochar Demonstration Trials

• Deborah Aller, Cornell University

Lessons Learned from Year 1 of a National Biochar Soil Health Demonstration Trial Program

• Aysha Tapp Ross, American Farmland Trust

Insights from a 2025 National Biochar Survey

• Ellen Yeatman, American Farmland Trust

Lessons Learned from Implementing NRCS 336 Practice in Northern MN on 4 farms and Beyond

• Harry Groot, Dovetail Partners, Inc
• Brad Matlack, Carlton County SWCD (ret.) Steve Risacher, Farmer
• Bruce Heikes, Farmer

Biochar On Site

Biochar on Site Introduction 

• John Webster, Biochar On Site
• Korina Stark, Circular Spring

Biochar Markets to Support Forest Health - Will it Work?

• Korina Stark, Circular Spring

Biochar-As-A-Service: An Emerging Business Model

• Roger Smullen, Earth Foundries

Biochar in Natural Lands Management: Driving Industry Practice Change

• Todd Rexine, Great River Greening

Modulating Wildfire-Affected Soil in Northern Arizona by Biochar Application

• Dipita Ghosh, Northern Arizona University

Panel: Role of On-Site Biochar for Recovery, Mitigation & Adaptation

• Korina Stark, Circular Spring
• Darren McAvoy, Todd Rexine, Great River Greening
• Dipita Ghosh, Northern Arizona University
• Alexis Kuypers, Airburners

Global Biochar Market Survey Release Announcement

• Myles Gray, US Biochar Initiative
• Luisa Marín, International Biochar Initiative

Insights into the Groundbreaking Launch of SDI Biocarbon Solutions

• Jeff Hansen, Steel Dynamics

Congressional Initiatives to Support Biochar & How You Can Help

• Chuck Hassebrook, National Center for Appro- priate Technology
• Mike Werner, Qualterra Inc.
• Maureen Walsh, US Biochar Coalition Jim Doten, City of Minneapolis

Maximizing Impact and Market Appeal: How Biochar Producers Can Leverage SDGs and Co-Benefits to Attract Premium Carbon Credit Buyers and Build Long-Term Partnerships 

• Varsha Ramesh Walsh, Offstream
• Timothee Dulac, Puro.earth
• Stebin Horne, Eco-X
• AlexZarikos, Lympha

Municipal and Urban Biochar

Going on the Offense: The Minneapolis Biochar Journey

• Cole Thompson, City of Minneapolis
• Jim Doten, City of Minneapolis

From Waste to Value: Scaling Biochar Production Through Municipal Partnerships 

• Kevin Danner, Carbon Lock Tech

Finding Value in Fallen Trees: Biochar’s Role in A Scaled Wood Economy

• Jeff Carroll, Unified Wood Economy

From Promise to Practice: What We’ve Learned Working with Municipalities on Biochar

• Sam Dunlap, Carbon Dynamics LLP, Carbon Harvest LLC
• Nash Leef, Carbon Dynamics LLP

From Data to Trust in Carbon Markets

Getting DMRV Done in the Real World: Lessons from Mobile Biochar Projects in the Field 

• Wihan Bekker, CHARR Solutions

Digitizing Carbon Workflows: How Pacific Biochar Automated Data Management to Scale its Carbon Impact

• Annie Nichols, Mangrove Systems
• Josiah Hunt, Pacific Biochar

The Role of Independent, Digital MRV in the Carbon Markets

• Mike Railey, Carbonfuture

Automating dMRV for Carbon Credits: IoT Integration in Biochar Production for Enhanced Verification

• Max Alberding, CARBO-FORCE
• Darrell Huntsman, CO2-Sync
• Oliver Erb, Cula Technologies

Executing Projects in the Real World

How to Create a Top Quality Biochar Project

• Ted Christie Miller, Residual
• Mark Goldman, Residual

The Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Largest Biochar Producer in Europe

• Cathal Fitzgerald, Arigna Group

Scaling Real-World Biochar: Lessons from Project Development to Carbon Credit Delivery 

• Valeria Araico, International Biochar Initiative 

Unlocking Biochar’s Carbon Storage Potential Through the Voluntary Carbon Market

• Jon Remucal, Climate Action Reserve
• Lucy Buchan, 3Degrees Group, Inc.

Soil Health and Biochar-Enhanced Fertilizers

Improving Soil Health through Enhanced Organic Amendments Use and pH Regulation via Microbe-Immobilized Biochar

• Ryoya Nishida, TOWING Co., Ltd

Crop-residue Biochar in Agricultural Soil Can Improve Crop Production and Soil Health Indicators

• Sharol Marcec, Qualterra, Inc.

Develop Biochar-based Nitrogen Fertilizers for Sustainable Precision Agriculture

• Lin Wei, South Dakota State University

Enhanced Biochar for Increasing Crop Productivity and Carbon Sequestration in Controlled Environment Agriculture

• Nehru Chevanan, Altex Technologies Corporation
• John Kelly, Altex Technologies Corporation
• Shawn Hawkins, The University of Tennessee
• Syam Dodla, IFDC
• Kiran Pavuluri, IFDC

Permitting

Breaking Regulatory Ground: Securing a First-of-Its-Kind Air Permit for a Biochar Reactor

• Paden Voget, Catalyst Environmental Solutions Corporation

• Frederick Tornatore, TSS Consultants

Biochar in Stormwater Management

Scaling Up Biochar Applications for Accelerated Stormwater Runoff Reduction in the Chesapeake Bay

• Alexandria Wilkins, Center for Watershed Protection (CWP)

Using Biochar for Temporary Sediment Control and Stormwater Management. Wishful Thinking, or Future Utilization?

• Dwayne Stenlund, MN Department of Transportation

Development of Biochar Specification Criteria as Soil Amendment for Slopes, Conveyances and Stormwater Treatment Systems

• Tadele Haile, Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI)

Waste-to-Biochar Innovations

First is the Worst: Lesson from Scaling a First-of-its-kind Sewage Transformation Technology 

• Dario Presezzi, Bioforcetech Corporation

Remediation of Coal Ash (CCRs) Waste: Biochar as a Dewatering Agent

• Brian Barry, Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI)

Biochar for Industrial Applications: Driving Market Value with Cost-negative Feedstocks 

• Thomas Trabold, Cinterest

Biochar in Concrete: A Business Perspective

• John Mead, Solid Carbon, Inc.

Building Consensus: The Road to an ASTM Biochar Standard for Concrete

• Lori Tunstall, Colorado School of Mines

Advanced Biochar Materials

Biochar-based Composites: Potential and Limitations

• Yvan Hernandez-Charpak, Cinterest Inc. & Universidad de los Andes

Scale-up and Demonstration of a Carbon Neutral Engineered Material to Displace Fossil Carbon in Electric Arc Furnace Steel Mills

• Cally Hunt, National Resources Research Institute (NRRI)

Biochar and Graphene Valley - The Future Unfolding

• Mark Ritchie, Graphene Valley Global

USBI Leadership Update: Standards, Strategy, and the Road Ahead

• Myles Gray, US Biochar Initiative
• Tera Lewandowski, US Biochar Initiative

A Conversation with Biomass Energy Techniques (BET)

• Tom Miles, T R Miles, Technical Consultants, Inc.
• Derrick Giesbrecht, BET
• Mark Leid, BET

Expanding Biochar Production and Opportunities through USDA Forest Service Programs

• Brian Brashaw, USDA Forest Service Charlie Becker, USDA Forest Service
• Kristen Bergstrand, USDA Forest Service
• James Gaspard, Biochar Now LLC

Introductions and Insights from Maxsum Environmental

• Jeff Bortniker, Maxsum Environmental

Building a Successful Biochar Project is the SUM of the Parts 

• Will Marquis, PYREG
• Brecc Avellar, PYREG

Scaling Biochar Production: A Critical Step Toward Environmental and Economical Sustainability

• Don Shinn, IAC

Regional Biochar Coordination Networks

• Emily Silver, Michigan State University
• Sam Dunlap, Carbon Dynamics LLP, Carbon Harvest LLC
• Jim Doten, City of Minneapolis

Unlocking Insetting: How Biochar Projects Can Tap Into Supply Chain Climate Goals 

• Tristan Springer, Valorize Systems
• Mayo Ryan, Sitos Group
• Jeff Hallowell, Biomass Controls PBC
• Giorgio Ponte, ecoLocked GmbH

• Ryan Letourneau, GRAIN Ecosystems

Sustainable Substrates: Exploring Biochar’s Horticultural Market Potential

• Chad Massura, Rosy Soil
• Tera Lewandowski, US Biochar Initiative
• Connie Johnson, Sun Gro Horticulture
• Tony Marrero, Wakefield Biochar

Maximizing the Value of Energy from Biochar Production

New Developments in Power Production from Waste Heat from Pyrolysis Plants using ORC Technology

• Sven Jensen, Durr Systems AG

The Art of Risk-Reduced Biochar: Smarter Projects through Waste Heat Recovery Electrical Generation

• Natalie VanDyke, ElectraTherm Inc.

Carbon Beyond Biochar: Powering the Future

• Mick Jones, Woodtek Engineering Ltd
• Rob Emrich, Torc Power

Mobile Units Production: Technology, Ops, and Feedstock

Mobilizing Biochar Production to Support Florida Citrus Growers

• Wyatt Catron, 3Degrees Inc.
• Zack Farr, Biotech Applied Research

Advanced Mobile Biochar Production Unit

• Jason Aramburu, Applied Carbon

Lessons from the Field: Co-designing an MRV Procedure for a Fleet of Biochar Reactors 

• Kevin Kung, Takachar Ltd.

Supercharging Climate Impact with Bio-oil

• Saumya Jain, Charm Industrial

Greenhouse Gas Removal through Combining Biochar Production and Carbon Capture 

• Joshua Dalby, Ricardo

Commercialization of Autothermal Pyrolysis for the Production of Biochar and Biocrude 

• Tannon Daugaard, Rise Energy

Biochar to Support Improved Forest Management

Scaling Mobile Biochar: California’s Largest Deployment in Action

• Roger Smullen, Earth Foundries, Inc.

Unlocking Forest Value with Biochar: A Catalyst for Biomass Utilization and Industry Revitalization

• Kaarsten Turner, North Fork Advisors, LLC

Accelerating Mobile Biochar Deployment through Loamist’s Geospatial Siting and Offtake Optimization

• Chelsea Samuelsom, Loamist

Technology and Industrial

Biochar Processing - Air Pollution Control System Solutions

• Michael Foggia, Process Combustion Corporation

• Jan Lindenberger, Next Generation Elements GmbH

Post-Production Processing of Biochar for Value-Added Carbons

• Terrance Barkan, Advanced Carbons Council