Innovate UK Business Connect - Biochar CleanTech Accelerator
A program led by Innovate UK Business Connect at Aston University, providing support and funding to commercialize biochar technology.
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- Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Europe
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A Healthier Earth Ltd
A Healthier Earth is building the UK's largest biochar carbon removal facility in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, backed by Pure Data Centres Group with a £24M investment. The PYREG-equipped plant targets 9,000 TPY of biochar and 17,000–18,500 TCO2 removal annually, operational from November 2025.
Caledonia ELT (Caledonia Recycling)
Caledonia ELT (Caledonia Recycling), founded in June 2016, focuses on responsible tyre disposal and revolutionizing the tyre recycling industry, primarily servicing clients across Scotland.
CapChar
CapChar offers 'Made in the UK' on-farm biochar production solutions powered by biochar carbon removal. They convert wood into agricultural-grade biochar and generate Biochar Carbon Unit (BCU) revenue, focusing on sustainable agricultural practices.
Carlton Forest Renewables Ltd
Carlton Forest Renewables operates the UK's first continuous tire pyrolysis plant, processing approximately 8,000 TPY of end-of-life tyre feedstock and producing refined carbon char (rCB) and eco-pyrolysis oil. The plant was operational as of 2022.
Clean Planet Energy plc
Clean Planet Energy develops ecoPlant modular pyrolysis facilities converting difficult-to-recycle mixed plastics into purified pyrolysis oil. The company has two UK sites under development — Teesside (24,000 TPY) and Sleaford, Lincolnshire (25,000 TPY) — both targeting commissioning in 2026.
CO2RE programme
A research programme supporting initiatives focused on greenhouse gas removal, including those combining bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and biochar production.
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