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Your event agenda
Conference day two: Wednesday 4 March
08.30
Morning breakfast and networking
09.00
Chairperson's opening remarks
BIOCHAR FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL PROJECTS
09.10
Stakeholder keynote panel: Unlocking the business case for biochar: Commercial strategies on the journey to net zero
Unlock with experts how to build commercially viable biochar projects by integrating three core revenue streams - biochar sales, carbon credits, and energy generation, while keeping capital expenditure low. Speakers will share insights on business model innovation and the practical levers needed to unlock scale in a rapidly evolving market.
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Creating a viable business model: aligning revenue streams, feedstocks and offtakes
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What are the carbon bottlenecks and roadblocks in making biochar a commodity?
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How to reduce capex and find economical and reliable technologies?
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What is the current view on smaller projects versus scalable projects reaching big players?
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Which industries will be willing to pay for biochar and at what price to get it to mass market?
Speakers include:
Siddharth Kaul, Director Carbon Projects, Alcom
Dr. Sebastian Kipp, Director Innovation, Klasmann-Deilmann
David Armstrong, Partnerships & Policy Lead, Isometric
09.40
DEMAND USES FOR BIOCHAR APPLICATIONS
Steel spotlight: Biochar for greener steel: From PCI replacement to process optimisation
Hear perspectives from steel experts on the role of biochar in decarbonising large-scale metallurgical operations. Hear feedback on testing, material quality, and process efficiency.
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What would be the right quantity and properties of biochar for PCI replacement?
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What have been the outcomes for testing biochar and the use of syngas?
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Making the full process efficient including thermal energy production and monitoring it
10.00
Construction spotlight: Developing carbon neutral cement and asphalt with biochar
Hear insights from engineers and material scientists on incorporating biochar at industrial scale in the concrete sector. Explore findings from demonstration projects on biochar-enhanced cement and building materials.
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What have been the outcomes of using biochar in cement operations?
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How do biochar-based concretes perform in terms of strength and durability?
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What steps are needed for standardisation to enable wider industry adoption?
Speakers include:
Andre van Zyl, Co-founder, Carbon Pave International
Florian Lage, Expert Key Account Manager, Novocarbo
Nick Joyce, Founder and MD, GRWN Group
10.30
Morning coffee break including 1-2-1 meetings stations
FINANCING AND CARBON CREDIT BUYERS’ AGREEMENTS
11.10
Financing panel: Gaining clarity on banks requirements for funding biochar projects
Close the funding gap and learn how to get bank financing to move biochar projects forward. Listen to experts on private equity, venture capital, debt and the purchase of credits, and how to align investments with cycles and capex.
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How are projects funded including equity, debt, and purchase of credits?
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What is the due diligence process for carbon credit buyers?
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What are the banks requirements for projects including offtakes and insurance in place?
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How are joint ventures helping to fund biochar projects?
Speakers include:
Benjamin Schulz, CEO & Founder, Altitude
Eduardo Famini Silva, Director, Renewables and Energy Transition, RBC Capital Markets
Zarak Pasha, Head of Carbon Finance, Standard Chartered Bank
11.40
Carbon credit buyers panel debate: Securing quality offtakes that align buyers and sellers to make carbon credits bankable
Join this panel for a view on the buyer’s decision: understand what the future demand looks like, what is needed for buying carbon removal credits and how to mitigate risk and manage portfolios
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How can you secure financing through long-term offtakes and effective price mechanisms?
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For buyers, what is the minimum quantity and duration for a carbon credit deal?
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How are companies forward selling the carbon credit and showcasing the use of biochar?
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How are developers using forward sales and spot markets to demonstrate biochar’s value and attract investment?
12.10
12.40
ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESSING RELIABLE MACHINERY
Technology panel: Finding and accessing reliable and efficient biochar technologies to meet operational needs
Explore technology readiness for market deployment and how innovators and producers are developing reliable, cost-effective biochar technologies to meet the needs of the market and accelerate investor confidence.
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Which industries are driving growing demand for technologies for new carbon materials?
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How can technology development speed up to meet long-term project investments?
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What are the developments in reliable, feedstock-flexible machinery at lower capital costs?
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How can skills, policy support, and digital tools strengthen technology deployment and MRV systems?
Networking lunch
13.40
Tech deep dive: Improving the efficiency of gasification and pyrolysis processes for increased product quality and capacity
Technology looking at the chemical composition of the wood and how the fibre basket will interact and create the quality and capacity of products.
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Which processes are performing well across various feedstocks and moisture levels?
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How do chemical composition and ash content influence carbon yield and product?
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How do conversion rates vary across technologies and input types?
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What testing methods provide reliable data on conversion efficiency and feedstock optimisation?
14.10
Case study and Q&A: Using dMRV technology to control biochar facilities and monitor efficiency for carbon credits
Assessing monitoring data for feedstock, efficiency and logistics and different monitoring needs across the value chain
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How does the technology support inventory management and pyrolysis operations?
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How can feedstock be effectively tracked throughout the production process?
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What are the critical characteristics of biochar that need to be measured and reported?
14.40
UTILISING THERMAL ENERGY FROM PYROLISIS PROCESSES
Heat and electricity panel: Utilising green energy streams and integration into heat networks and the grid
Hear from experts on the uses of heat energy and how to commercialise revenue streams whilst maintaining value for carbon credits and creating an infrastructure that works.
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Exploring industrial sources of low-grade heat for integration into heat networks
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What is the demand for gas and thermal energy for conversion to electricity to the grid?
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Identifying alternative uses of syngas including steam integration and pyrolysis oil production
Speakers include:
Nick Joyce, Founder and MD, GRWN Group
15.10
Afternoon coffee break and interactive huddles
Join laser-focused group discussions. Collaborate with like-minded attendees and shape new strategies. Reflect on insights from the main stage and through candid and open discussions you will leave with clear, actionable takeaways.
Huddle 1: Farming business: How biochar is adding value to support circular economies agricultural
Huddle 2: Biochar logistics – could a global market emerge through trade opportunities?
Huddle 3: What are the opportunities with data centres and AI? agricultural businesses?
Huddle 4: Standardising biochar and classification as the key to trust and scale
Conclusion of roundtables and chairperson’s closing remarks
Close of conference
16.10
16.30