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Biochar Systems and Equipment Manufacturers

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  
 

BIOCHAR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS

Portable Kiln Systems


*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

Best Biochar Garden Kiln:  Small scale kiln for garden use based on Japanese cone kiln. bestbiocharkiln.com

Big Box Biochar: A 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.

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. 
 

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 is 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. They offer mobile and transportable air curtain burners which can make biochar in batch or continuous (under development) mode.  www.airburners.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 Connecticut they offer equipment for custom conversion of biosolids and manures.www.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

*New England Biochar: Located in Eastham, Massachusetts, they provide biochar compost, biochar and portable and modular retort systems. www.newenglandbiochar.org

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 is 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

The Trollworks is located in Silver City, New Mexico They develop small scale gasification systems for making heat and biochar. www.troll.works

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

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

 

 

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