Yes, you can! Many certifications require an extensive monitoring which is only possible with an industrial size production plant. Alternatives for small producers include: - Forming Co-ops - Self-marketing Carbon Removals - Upcoming Standards Feel free to reach out and discuss your options with us.

There are generally two types of standards. 1. Quality Standards Quality Standards ensure the quality of the biochar. A quality certification is useful to market your biochar to end-users. Examples of quality certifications are GMP+ for biochar feed additives, EBC certifications like EBC-Agro, or the IBI certification. 2. Carbon Standards Carbon Standards set the guidelines to calculate, monitor and certify your carbon offsets. A carbon removal certification is needed to enter the carbon market and create a new revenue stream. Examples of carbon removal certifications are Puro which focuses on all carbon removals, Carbonfuture which focusese on biochar or Verra the largest standard in the voluntary carbon market. Get in touch if you want to discuss which certifications you are eligable for.

This is the most common question when people first enter the carbon market. There is no answer to this. The voluntary carbon market is based on the concept of "additionality". This means, without the additional money from the carbon removal, the carbon removal would not have happend. So the better questions is: How much does it cost me to produce the carbon removal? ...and how much can I cover with the sales of my biochar. As always, there are some exceptions from the "additionality" concept. Some standards also allow already profitable businesses to certify their carbon removals. Another question would be: How much are customers willing to pay? You probably already googled for prices and came to the conclusion, that the price is 100$ or more per ton of CO2 removed. These values are biochar specific, as most producers have high production costs. The usual price for a carbon offset from e.g. afforestation is below 20$ per ton of CO2 removed... which is what most companies are buying. If you have any more questions about pricing of biochar carbon removals, feel free to contact us.

There is no set timeframe. There are two main phases to a certification: 1. Preperation Before any of your biochar or carbon removals can get certified you need to hand in some basic information. This information is usually facts and figures about your production facililty, process, some lab tests about the general quality of your biochar and any additional documents or calculations required by the standard. This is a one time task. 2. Certification The actual certification is a continous process. There is an extensive monitoring process to ensure the standard compliance of every batch of biochar/carbon removal produced. After the monitoring report is handed in, the certification is issued. This is a quick process, as all the basic production data and calculations stay the same. Let us know if you want to get more information about the certification process of a specific standard.

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