About project
Telge Återvinning AB, a municipal waste management and recycling company based in Södertälje, Sweden, has been producing biochar since 2021. Beyond biochar production, the company is focused on sustainable waste management, recycling, and energy recovery.
About supplier
Biokolprodukter Global, established in 2019, is a Swedish company that partners with projects to help them improve their existing bioenergy facilities to simultaneously produce biochar. They specialise in the development and sale of biochar products aimed at enhancing soil quality and combating climate change. Their offerings include pure biochar, nutrient-enriched biochar blends, and machinery for biochar production.
Benefits of Project & Method
- The biochar is permanently stored in urban soils for 100+ years.
- Telge Återvinning produces biochar from green waste and root bulbs from landscape conservation, short rotation plantations, arable forestry, forest gardens, and urban areas.
- The biochar is primarily used in urban soils to significantly enhance plant health by improving soil quality. It strengthens the soil structure, boosts water retention, and increases its ability to store nutrients.
- The process also produces electricity and thermal energy for internal use and supplies the surplus to the district.
- Telge contributes to the circular economy by utilising waste materials to sequester carbon.
- The project’s MRV system uses Carbonfuture’s dMRV+ that helps track and trace the carbon sequestration and final storage sites.
- Certification: European Biochar Certificate (EBC)