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Biochar and new forest areas: a winning combination for carbon conservation and sequestration in the soil

Description

production of biochar from various agro-forestry residues

Sector

A1.2Growing of perennial crops

Needs/ Problem statement

increased carbon accumulation in soils

Objective

biochar production from agro-forestry residues

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plants✓

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialnull

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries null

Feedstock

biomass residues

Outcomes and final product

Biochar

Mobility

Mobile

Value chains

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - Significant availability of feedstocks available by 2035.

C Sink

1
2
3

3 - High potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock and product level).

Intended user

Farmers

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

2 -easy to use /replicate

Final user

Farmer✓

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailer✓

Consumernull

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 economic benefits.

Social sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant social benefits.

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant environmental benefits.

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Bulk Chemicals & Fuels = Low

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

null

Investment cost (€)

null

Operational costs (€)

null

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

null

Country

IT

Official website

https://www.progettocarter.it/

OG Region

ITH3Veneto

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 5E: Fostering carbon conservation and sequestration in agriculture and forestry

Key words

Climate change (incl. GHG reduction, adaptation andmitigation, and other air related issues)

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

Period

2019-2022

Duration (months)

36

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

12

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

3

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

null

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

null

Status

Completed

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

7 – system prototype demonstration in operational environment

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