U. of Utah’s $500K prize backs proposal to use crop waste to store carbon
A Texas company aims to develop technology to create “biochar” as a soil additive that could benefit farmers.
(Applied Carbon) A "pyrolizer," a machine that can apply high heat without oxygen to crop waste and create biochar, is attached to a tractor. Applied Carbon, a Texas startup, has received a $500,000 prize from the University of Utah to develop the technology as a way to store carbon.