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Startup Creates 'Black Phantom' Biochar Machine

From Triplepundit.com...

: The Black Phantom. This is a machine designed to turn biomass into charcoal, which can then either be sunk into the ground (an abandoned mine, say) or used to fertilize soil. A third option is to burn the charcoal in power stations or cooking stoves. Startup Carbonscape (http://carbonscape.com/) created the Black Phantom and says the machine captures and locks away significantly more carbon than is created by the electricity used to power it. The company hopes to eventually be able to capture the gases the burning charcoal produces and utilize them for energy, as well.

But while using charcoal as a carbon sink is attracting a lot of attention worldwide, and has been identified as a possible means of earning carbon credits, but at least one study has called into question whether biochar is a suitable material for carbon sinks because it promotes microorganisms that decompose carbon in the surrounding soil.

Source: http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/five-fab-ideas-fight-to-be-financial-tim.php

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