Below are lists of biochar systems and equipment manufacturers.
These companies and organizations are listed only as a service to you. USBI neither provides endorsements nor accepts liability for any particular product or technology listed below. Complete disclaimer here: https://biochar-us.org/directory-disclaimer
USBI references the system and equipment sizing as defined in the biomass processed specs in the Washington State University, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, report Biomass to Biochar, Maximizing the Carbon Value
Industrial / Large: 100,000 TPY
Moderate: 1,000-100,000 TPY
Small: 300-1,000 TPY
Place-based / Portable: 200-300 TPY
TERMS: Biomass Processed - TPY = Tons Per Year, TPD = Tons Per Day
NOTES: -This page contains legacy data which may not match the above sizing criteria.
- Exceptions may exist for novel systems not covered by the report.
BIOCHAR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
Portable Kiln and Fire Box Systems
Best Biochar Garden Kiln: Small scale kiln for garden use based on Japanese cone kiln. bestbiocharkiln.com
Big Box Biochar: A larger scale firebox method for making biochar that is portable, low-cost, and accessible. Open Source plans for the 12' Big Box Biochar system are free but require modifications to be reported to the creator. A BB16 can reach 40 Tons Per Day of biomass processing.
Pi Fabricators: Small backyard biochar producing fire pit: biochar-us.org/pi-fabricators
ROCC Biochar Kiln: Flame-cap (cavity) kiln has advantages of being covered and rotatable. FRee instructions for fabrication in different sized are in the Biochar Production section of https://woddgas.com/resources.
Wilson Biochar / Ring of Fire: Located in Cave Junction, Oregon. They offer workshops, training and DIY designs and kits for small scale applications orchards, vineyards, forests. wilsonbiochar.com
Small Scale Biochar and Heating Systems
Chip Energy: Located in Gold City, Illinois. They offer small scale stationary systems which make heat and biochar from chips or pellets in continuous mode. www.chipenergy.com
High Plains Biochar: Located in Laramie, Wyoming. They offer small to medium scale stationary systems which make heat and biochar from chips or pellets in continuous mode. www.hpbiochar.com/biochar-equipment
The Trollworks Located in Silver City, New Mexico They develop small scale gasification systems for making heat and biochar. www.troll.works
Mobile Carbonizers (Mechanized)
Air Burners Inc.: Located in Palm City, Florida. Offering the mobile CharBoss air curtain burner which can create biochar in batch or continuous mode. Our FireBoxes eliminate the harmful smoke emitted by other processes. www.airburners.com
Tigercat: Advanced, cost-effective and environmentally appealing mobile wood debris conversion system. www.tigercat.com
Small Scale Pyrolysis and Gasification
AgEnergy: Located in Spokane, Washington, they supply gasification systems to supply ag residue and wood based biochars for soil amendments for horticulture, landscape, turf and tree. ag.energy
All Power Labs: Located in California, All Power Labs provides carbonization and gasification systems. www.allpowerlabs.com
ARTi: Located in Iowa, they provide comprehensive solutions for waste to energy gasification. www.arti.com
Biochar Solutions: Located in Carbondale, CO, they offer wholesale biochar as well as equipment such as the B-1000 Thermal Conversion System.www.biocharsolutions.com
Biomass Controls: Located in Woodstock, Connecticut, featuring over 25 Biogenic Refineries installed in the USA, India & Africa for the processing of feedstocks with greater than 35% moisture including biosolids, textiles, digestate, algae, industrial food waste & manures. Six different containerized models can each process up to 8 tons per day feedstock. biomasscontrols.com
Biomass Energy Techniques: Located in Versailles, Missouri, they offer small to medium pyrolysis, gasification, and combustion equipment for combined heat and biochar.biomassenergytechniques.com/
DrTLUD: Located in Normal, Illinois, they offer small scale - stoves, DIY reactors - equipment for heat and biochar.www.drtlud.com
Locoal Located in Battleground, Washington, they make biochar and small scale gasifiers for biochar, heat, and power. www.locoal.com
NetZero Located in Switzerland, they offer small scale production methods and retort designs for the do-it-yourself person. www.biochar.info
Proton Power: Located in Lenoir City, Tennessee, they supply provide small and medium scale pyrolysis systems for wastes and residues. www.protonpower.com
Pyreg GmbH Located in Germany, they supply small and medium scale pyrolysis systems for wastes and residues. www.pyreg.de
Pyrocal Pty Ltd is an Australian innovative engineering company specializing in the design, build and installation of continuous carbonisation technologies (CCT), to extract value from both common biomass residues and difficult waste products. This value is often in the form of biochar and heat energy. www.pyrocal.com.au
V-Grid Energy Systems: Located in California, ViGrid offers modular gasifiers for biochar and power generation www.v-gridenergy.com
Medium Scale Industrial Pyrolysis and Gasification
Aries Clean Energy: Located in Franklin, Tennessee, they supply medium scale gasification systems for heat and biochar from biomass and biosolids. ariescleanenergy.com
BC Biocarbon: Located in McBride, British Columbia, Canada, they supply medium scale pyrolysis systems for heat and biochar from biomass. www.bcbiocarbon.com/
BiocharNow: Located in Colorado, they provide biochar products and pyrolysis systems. www.biocharnow.com
Bioforcetech: Located in California Bioforcetech supplies industrial systems for drying and carbonization, OurChar(tm). www.bioforectech.com
Biogreen Energy/VOW/Scanship: Located in the US as VOW and Norris Thermal Technologies and in France, they supply industrial systems for torrefaction and carbonization. www.biogreen-energy.com
Char Technologies: Located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, they produce biocarbons for odor control and metallurgy. www.charbiocarbon.com
Coaltec Energy USA: Located in Indiana, Coaltec supplies industrial systems for drying and carbonization.www.coaltechenergy.com
Earthcare LLC: Located in Indiana Earthcare LLC supplies industrial systems for heat, drying and carbonization www.earthcarellc.com
Smartcare Terra LLC: Located in Kansas, Smartcare Terra supplies pyrolysis systems for heat, drying and carbonization. www.smartcareterra.com
Large Scale Industrial Pyrolysis and Gasification
Advanced Biorefinery Inc: Located in Canada, they develop and commercialize affordable, transportable pyrolysis plants. www.advbiorefineryinc.ca
Ag Waste Solutions: Located in California, they are developing a process for converting dairy manure to jet fuel and biochar. www.agwastesolutions.com
Ambient Energy LLC: Located in Washington, they provide comprehensive solutions for waste to energy gasification. www.ambientnrg.com
Airex Energie Inc: Located in Canada, they develop and commercialize fast pyrolysis systems for torrefaction and biochar. www.airex.ca
Avello Bioenergy: Located in Iowa, they are commercializing proprietary technology in biomass fast pyrolysis. www.avellobioenergy.com
Bioenergy Design: Located in California. Now available for licensing, the TRU 4000 Model processes 50 tons/day producing high grade carbon and syngas products. The TRU Pyrolysis Process is a continuous-flow technology servicing a commercial plant in Oregon running continuously since 2012. bioenergydesign.com
Bio-Techfar: Located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, they are developing processes to convert biomass to biofuels with biochar co-products. bio-techfar.com
FEECO: Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, they offer large scale pyrolysis systems for industrial use.www.feeco.com
Frontline Bioenergy: Located in Ames, Iowa, they offer large scale gasification systems for industrial use.frontlinebioenergy.com
Genesis Industries: Located in California, they are currently working internally and with several international partners to develop the Genesis brand of pyrolysis.www.egenindustries.com
Heyl & Patterson: Located in Pennsylvania, they offer large scale pyrolysis systems for industrial use.www.hpprocess.com
ICM Inc.: Located in Kansas, they offer large scale gasification systems for heat and biochar from wood and agricultural residues.www.icminc.com
Nulife Green: Located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, they are developing processes to convert biomass to biofuels with biochar co-products. www.nulifegreentech.com
Pyrovac: Located in Quebec, Canada, they are developing processes to convert biomass to biofuels with biochar co-products. https://pyrovac.com/en/
Schenck Process LLC: Warrenville, Illinois, the Raymond Bartlett Snow products supply industrial systems for carbonization and activation . www.schenckprocess.com
GASSIFIERS:
Reference the following list: https://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
SUPPORTING MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS
RMS Roller-Grinder: Located in Harrisburg, South Dakota. RMS is an equipment and service provider for grinding and sizing biochar post-pyrolysis. We welcome custom applications! RMS Business Profile Page
US Biochar Initiative Fact Sheets:
- Guidelines for Crop Applications: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-crop-application-guidelines
- Guildeline for Crop Applications (Espanol): https://biochar-us.org/biochar-crop-application-guidelines-espanol
- NRCS US Funding Guideline: https://biochar-us.org/usda-nrcs-biochar-funding-quick-guide
- Plant Survival: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-increases-plant-survival
- Compost benefits: https://biochar-us.org/fact-sheet-biochar-compost
- Manure management: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-improves-manure-management
- Stormwater management: https://biochar-us.org/stormwater-management
- Carbon Markets: https://biochar-us.org/carbon-markets-fact-sheet