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Methodology, market and technology — notes from building the removal economy.

A heap of granular biochar on the pan of a precision analytical balance in a laboratory.
Methodology12 Jul 2026 · 7 min read

How we count a tonne — conservatively

A walk through the reconciliation between IoT sensor streams and accredited laboratory analysis, and why we always round down.

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A compact pyrolysis unit sited beside an agro-industrial building.
Market14 Jul 2026 · 9 min

Should your mill own a pyrolysis unit?

The arithmetic that decides whether on-site pyrolysis pays for an olive mill, a winery or a nut processor — including the two errors that make bad projects look good.

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Stacked forestry and pruning residue at the edge of a working grove.
Soil14 Jul 2026 · 7 min

What our biomass suppliers actually sign

Carbon registries will not certify a tonne they cannot trace. What that genuinely asks of the person who owns the land — and how little of it lands on their side.

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Biochar, close up — the material behind a durable carbon removal.
Market14 Jul 2026 · 8 min

Offtake or prepurchase?

The two ways to buy removal before it exists. One trades schedule risk for balance-sheet safety; the other trades counterparty risk for priority. They are not interchangeable.

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A small heap of biochar granules resting on a stack of printed pages beside a laboratory sample vial.
Policy13 Jul 2026 · 9 min

The CRCF's biochar methodology is here — what it actually changes

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/285 has been in force since May. The H/Corg gate, the two permanence methods, and why only cement, concrete and asphalt qualify.

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Macro view of a biochar fragment showing the honeycomb pore structure preserved from the original wood.
Science12 Jul 2026 · 8 min

Why biochar lasts for centuries

The chemistry that makes pyrolysed carbon resist decomposition for centuries — and how permanence is measured, not assumed.

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The repeating facade of a modern European institutional building under overcast light.
Policy12 Jul 2026 · 8 min

What the EU's CRCF means for removal

Europe's new framework for certifying carbon removals, in plain terms — and what it changes for buyers and suppliers.

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A blank folded sheet of paper, a pen and scattered biochar granules on a dark desk.
Market13 Jul 2026 · 8 min

What buyers should ask of any CDR supplier

Five diligence questions that separate durable, measured removal from the rest — including the answers that should worry you.

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An industrial sensor housing mounted on pipework inside a processing facility.
Technology13 Jul 2026 · 8 min

Inside the CarbonVision dMRV stack

Edge devices, gateways and a batch-scoped ledger — the architecture that turns a reactor into an audit trail.

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A soil cross-section threaded with black biochar granules and a single pale root.
Soil13 Jul 2026 · 8 min

Biochar's co-benefits for farmland

Water, nutrients and fire risk — where the evidence is strong, where it is conditional, and where biochar is oversold.

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