CNN Burning Bio-char Story with Dr. Reddy.
Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy, Andhra Pradesh, India
December, 2009
CNN has covered the Good Stoves and Biochar Communities Project activities at
Peddamaduru Village, Jangaon, Andhra Pradesh, India. Loc:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=112402491982270899100.00\
0477486235a389cd656&ll=17.599889,79.29966&spn=0.023071,0.038581&t=h&z=15
This project started in May 2009.
14 farmers have applied Biochar compost in their respective trial plots of 10x10
meters, 30 Magh CM woodgas stoves were facilitated. The efficient biochar
production technology facilitation will be done soon.
For photos from the field see: http://picasaweb.google.com/saibhaskar.gsbc
Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy
http://www.e-geo.org | http://www.biocharindia.com | http://www.goodstove.com
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biochar production and climate change
I doubt the traditional methods of charcoal making in soil mounds will have a climate mitigation effect because there is a release of small amounts of methane in the process which offsets any gains in stored carbon in the charcoal. In order to make it a carbon negative process the methane needs to at least be flared or at best used to accelerate the burn or generate electricity. What is needed is investment in farm and mobile pyrolysis technology to the global south to ensure that soil benefits are also matched by climate benefits.
Adam O'Toole
Norway
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