Biochar for Carbon Removal and Soil Restoration

Following a colorful journey with hemp and an illustrious career in bamboo, Fred Hornaday took the next logical step and branched out into biochar. 

A circular system thinker by nature, his passion for sustainability dates back more than three decades. Since 2021, he has worked with biochar project developers all across Latin America, Africa, India and Southeast Asia, working with a huge range of biomass types, including but certainly not limited to bamboo. 

Fred specializes in project design and carbon accounting. From biomass and kiln selection, to carbon credit registration, he has a firm grasp of the fundamentals and hard-won familiarity with the pitfalls.  

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Experience with Biochar 

Since 2022, Fred Hornaday has been working as a Global Supply Manager for Planboo, a Swedish-based start-up that works with biochar projects and project developers throughout the tropics.

Planboo’s digital MRV technology enables biochar projects to measure and track their activities to generative Carbon Dioxide Removal Credits which are then sold on the voluntary market, providing critical funding for these decentralized operations based in the Global South.

Biochar production delivers a range of benefits, from agricultural waste management to carbon removal to soil regeneration. Mixing high-quality biochar into the soil not only creates a permanent carbon sink, it also enriches the soil with organic matter, attracting microbial life, and increasing water and nutrient retention.