Investments in biochar production cuts emissions
Øvre Romerike Waste Company (ØRAS) replaces ordinary wood chip firing with pyrolysis in a new bio-firing plant.
The investment makes it possible to utilize waste to create a new product which can improve agriculture, and produce energy at the same time as cutting emissions.
ØRAS under construction
ØRAS receives large amounts of untreated wood daily, which is fed into the pyrolysis plant and is charred to biochar. In this process, CO2 is formed, but instead of releasing the gases into the atmosphere, most of the carbon is captured in the biochar that is produced. In addition, emissions are saved by avoiding landfilling of ash.
The biochar can be used in compost, water purification and soil improvement. Biochar can also be used for surface water management, as well as binding carbon and nutrients to the soil.
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Key figures
Green loan outstanding:
8,159,997 NOK
Total cost:
8,400,000 NOK
Expected annual energy production:
1,300,000 kWh / year
Category:
Renewable energy