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Field trial started! The seed company Culinaris from Göttingen has started a field trial to investigate the effect of biochar in growing and potting soils on plant growth. In three pot trials, tomatoes, courgettes and peppers will be grown in…
THREE C on track Four workshops have been successfully held The THREE C Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme covers biochar in the steps of input (materials), conversion of materials into biochar and possible outputs in the context of the circular…
SAFE THE DATE: reveal15 12 .06. – 15.06.2023, GÖTTINGEN The Göttingen meeting will be an international three-day event consisting of an excursion through Germany, visiting lighthouse projects for biomass to biochar/bioenergy production. The Excursion covers the whole process chain from…
Rethinking landfill covering Landfill sites have to be covered at the end of their useful life, and the material used to cover them has to meet legal requirements in terms of water retention capacity. Materials (soils) that meet these requirements…
What is the future of biochar in France? On March 29, the first national biochar conference will take place in Rennes, France. In the framework of the Interreg program THREE C (2019-2023), this day aims to bring together around 200…
Biochar filter for constructed wetlands developed! When constructed wetlands reach their performance limits, chemical oxygen demand (COD) rises above the permitted levels. But using a biochar/sand mix instead of a sand only filter can bring the COD back into compliance!…
Turning Christmas trees into biochar On our last visit to Baden-Baden, we watched how Christmas trees can be turned into biochar. Step by step, we followed and documented the process. At the green waste collection point, our Christmas tree first…
The award-winning Welsh artisan food business ‘Cosyn Cymru’ is testing the use of biochar in cheese production Cheesemaker Carrie Rimes hopes to bring a new quality and consistency to soft cheeses by combining traditional cheesemaking techniques with the addition of…
Programme launched! Still open for entries! The first two seminars of our Professional Development Programme were a great success. So far, over 40 participants from a wide range of sectors have taken part: from heating technology, surface manufacturing, landscaping, tree…
Charcofalt Bike Path in Enschede As part of the THREE C project, the world’s most climate-friendly asphalt bike path was built in Enschede, Netherlands 🙂 By using Charcofalt instead of traditional asphalt, CO2 emissions were massively reduced. The trick: Charcofalt…