Biochar could scale using crops grown on abandoned land, offering a low-cost way to remove carbon and improve soil health.

New company aims to commercialize technology that makes charcoal from woody wastes, a method to improve soil and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

What if we told you that the secret to healthier soil, cleaner ecosystems, and smarter farming isn’t buried in a high-tech lab—but hidden in the data behind crop residues, wood chips, and food waste?

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that is made from biomass through a thermochemical conversion process known as pyrolysis. Don’t worry if that all sounds like a mouthful—read on for an introduction ...

Biochar is a “charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis,” according to ...

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