Sonnenerde Pyrodry
Sonnenerde and subsidiary CharLine convert organic waste into high-quality biochar and fertile soils, including substrates for urban trees. Certified under the Global Biochar C-Sink Standard for 1,000-year persistence, the project targets approximately 6,750 tCO2eq sequestered over five years.
Sonnenerde is a true pioneer in the production of high-quality biochar. All the way back in 2012 it was one of the very first European companies to produce biochar from organic waste. The company has spent 6 years researching the use of biochar to produce a highly fertile terra preta like soil. Since then, the use of biochar as a soil additive has been continuously developed. Today, Sonnenerde and its subsidiary CharLine offer a wide range of ready-to-use biochar products, including a special substrate for the sustainable planting of urban trees. The two companies share the same premises, as well as the necessary infrastructure and machinery. Sonnenerde and CharLine continuously invest in research and development to open up new areas of climate-positive application for biochar. C-Sinks are generated exclusively by Sonnenerde, whereby all processing steps of the subsidiary ChraLine are also taken into account. The project increases carbon sequestration by working the produced biochar into different matrixes and in this way create a long-term carbon storage with a persistence of up to 1000 years as according to the Global Biochar C-Sink Standard. Without the project, no C-sink would be created since biogenic waste does not constitute a long-term carbon reservoir. In the initial 5 years of the project we expect carbon sequestration of approximately 6750 to CO2eq in total or 1350 to CO2eq / year.