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How a Tennessee Factory Turns Sawmill Waste into Carbon-Negative Biochar
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in rural Tennessee that takes sawdust and wood chips from nearby sawmills — material that would otherwise rot and release methane — and bakes it into biochar, a stable form of carbon that can be buried in soil for centuries. They walk through the numbers: 45,000 tons of CO₂ sequestered per year, a $15 million investment from the USDA, and a price tag of $500 per ton for carbon removal credits sold to Microsoft and JPouch. The hosts also discuss the economics of pyrolysis, the challenge of scaling from one kiln to a fleet, and why this factory matters for the…
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