We track the progress of a carbon removal project through our certification framework. This roadmap moves from a preliminary assessment of eligibility toward full certification under the Puro Standard.
The facility has successfully completed the preliminary assessment conducted by the Puro team, meeting the minimum criteria for listing as a future supplier on Puro.earth.
The facility has passed the third-party facility audit, verifying compliance with the methodology, as well as output audit, verifying the net volume of removed carbon. The facility has been issued CORCs and continues its removal operations, as well as monitoring and reporting to Puro.earth.
Development status
We monitor a facility’s maturity as it moves toward industrial-scale operations. This status identifies whether a project is in development, under construction, or actively removing carbon from the atmosphere.
The feasibility study is ongoing. The Supplier is still collecting data to prove the concept.
The front-end engineering and design are ready and methodology compliant. There is a clear plan to monitor and measure. The LCA is up to the needed quality level or subject to small improvements. The technology has been used before. There are commercial agreements with the relevant business partners of the facility.
The facility is fully funded and is being implemented. Relevant infrastructure is being built.
The facility is operating as a carbon removal facility.
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More about Pyrocal – Wellcamp
Pyrocal is an Australian-owned engineering company designing and manufacturing industrial-scale biochar production systems using Continuous Carbonisation Technology (CCT).
Founded in 2014, Pyrocal has invested heavily in research and development to optimise its system to recover energy and capture and store carbon by transforming waste agricultural and forestry biomass and biosolids into biochar.
Manufactured in Australia, Pyrocal’s system utilises both pyrolysis and gasification and is one of the most advanced biochar production systems available globally. Pyrocal's multi-disciplinary team collaborate with clients worldwide to understand their specific requirements and deliver tailored solutions to achieve their objectives.
Pyrocal’s system is capable of operating 24/7 and the thermal energy recovered can be used to provide process heat or be converted to electrical energy. Pyrocal’s most significant project to-date has been delivering Australia’s first biosolids gasification facility for the City of Logan, which opened in 2022. This multi award winning project resulted in operational cost savings of $1M per annum and a reduction in carbon emissions of 6,000 tonnes per annum.
The benefits of a Pyrocal CCT system include: - designed to meet customers' specific requirements - continuous biochar production for optimal efficiency and revenue (circa 1,500 tonnes of biochar per annum) - proven capacity (up to 750kg p/h, feedstock dependent) - heat efficiency - stringent emissions control - scalable
Pyrocal conducts full-scale trials at its demonstration plant in South East Queensland, Australia. In addition to manufacturing systems, Pyrocal is taking an active role in supporting the development of the biochar industry in Australia, recognising the role it can play in the circular economy and as a leading Net Emissions Technology (NETs), as identified by the IPCC. Pyrocal produces and sells biochar under the Terix brand and generates associated carbon removal credits (CORCs) that are certified by the world’s leading platform for engineered carbon removal, Puro.earth.
The feedstock is pecan and macadmia nutshells sourced from the surrounding regions, showcasing to customers how a Pyrocal system functions in a circular economy model. This nutshell would otherwise be used for mulch, compost, animal feed or end up in landfill or be incinerated.
With a CORC factor of between 2-3, Pyrocal's biochar removes 3,500-4,500 tons of CO2 per annum.
The co-benefits specific to Pyrocal's biochar production and application include:
- Creates renewable energy - Reduces landfill - Reduces emissions from waste biomass disposal - Increases soil carbon - Increases soil water holding capacity - Boosts soil health and diversity - Increases plant yields - Reduces N2O emissions and nitrogen leaching from soils
Australia is a net exporter of food and we are proud to be adding value to agricultural residues and returning the benefit to the land that feeds us for generations to come.
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