Biochar production and heat generation through slow pyrolysis

BRANCHES was a H2020 “Coordination Support Action” project, that brought together 12 partners from 5 different countries. The overall objective of BRANCHES was to foster knowledge transfer and innovation in rural areas (agriculture and forestry), enhancing the viability and competitiveness of biomass, supply chains and promoting innovative technologies, rural bioeconomy solutions and sustainable agricultural and forest management. The Practice Abstract presents the Carbofex de-carbonizer, a demo plant located in Hiedanranta, Tampere. This specific unit carbonizes up to 500 kg of wood chips per hour, turning it into 140 kg of biochar. The plant can produce 700 tons of biochar and 600 tons of pyrol-ysis oil per year.