Biochar research · Seeking funding
Turn an overlooked residue
into lasting potential.
Investigate how stalk residues from Irish hemp seed production can become durable biochar, with traceable inputs and measured carbon performance.
Discuss fundingHemp residues to durable biochar
From inputs
to evidence.
Inputs
Hemp stalk residues from seed-production farms, subject to feedstock eligibility, competing-use and cultivation assessments. Procurement is based on accepted dry biomass.
Outputs
Biochar samples, measured processing and stable-carbon yields, energy-demand data, carbon-stability evidence and a life-cycle assessment of net CO2 removal. A separate exploratory study considers hemp seed oil for SAF.
- 01Assess and trace residues
- 02Prepare feedstock
- 03Run pyrolysis trials
- 04Test biochar and net removal
YIELDS AND ASSUMPTIONS
The supply estimate assumes 3–5 dry tonnes of stalk residues per hectare. Biochar output and net removal are research results to be measured, not guaranteed quantities. Planting is proposed for spring 2027, with harvest from October and initial reporting targeted for December.
Residue eligibility and additionality must be established before procurement. Net removal requires process-emissions deductions, stability assessment and appropriate end use. Carbon-credit issuance is separate from research funding.
BUILD IT WITH US
Your next climate investment
could start here.
Support a research programme designed to answer a practical question: can this underused feedstock deliver reliable, durable and economically viable carbon removal?
Detailed methods, budgets and commercial terms are shared separately following Tao approval.
Basis: Tao Climate/UCD 2026 biochar research funding submission. Proposed activity, subject to funding, agreements and validation. AI-generated illustrative imagery.