A team of agricultural and environmental scientists has developed a simple biochar based technology that can strip self toxic chemicals from pepper growing soils and restore healthy seed germination.

The production of biochar is a sustainable option for managing wood and plant waste by heating organic material in a high-temperature, low-oxygen environment.

Douglas County is throwing its weight behind a new plant in Sedalia that officials say can turn mountains of leftover wood ...

A new study reveals that biochar can create tiny but powerful soil microenvironments that significantly reduce cadmium contamination in crops. The findings offer fresh insight into how this ...

Forward-looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, discussion regarding the removal of a major regulatory obstacle to biochar system development and the expectation that ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...

HOLYOKE — Like many people, Michael Garjian believes global warming is a pressing issue of our times. Unlike most, he’s putting his ideas for reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into practice — ...

Concrete is one of the most common materials on Earth, thanks to its high strength and low cost – but it’s also one of the largest single sources of carbon dioxide emissions. Engineers at Washington ...

Indian scientists have developed a panel with an electrical efficiency of 13% and and thermal efficiency of 66.6 %. They built the system with a 100 W PV panel, a rectangular absorber, and a cooling ...