In collaboration with Roskilde University, Clean and Energy Cluster and with a distinguished visit from the Minister of Climate and Energy Lars Aagaard, we were lit up during an event that is extremely relevant for the green transition as part of the green tripartite, which aims for biocoal to capture and store 0.3 million tonnes of CO2 in 2030.

Tobias Pape Thomsen, associate professor at RUC IMT, welcomed and passed the floor on to Kathleen Draper from the US Biochar Initiative (USBI), who shed light on the Danish perspectives and international perceptions of biochar’s potential. 

After this, the stage was passed to a number of pyrolysis companies, who presented results and status included Stiesdal Skyclean, Frichs Pyrolysis, Dall Energy, Aquagreen and Organic Fuel Tech.

Minister: Realistic goals and definition of challenges are essential

Lars Aagaard, who primarily spoke about the political initiatives that will ensure that we reach our 2030 goals, stated the importance that we are not over-optimistic, but rather realistic when it comes to what we can do (and how) , when it comes to pyrolysis and biochar. We must be realistic about how much we can produce, and we must be realistic about the timetable for the goals we set ourselves, so that we are sure to reach the goal in 2030, but also the goals we set ourselves in 2050 and going forward.

In this connection, he revealed that a number of working groups will be established, which will consist of the most competent players, who will together map out the challenges and solutions that exist in connection with the use of pyrolysis and biochar. Big and small challenges. Because we have to work methodically, step-by-step, if the task is not to become too unmanageable. ” and we can only solve a challenge if it is properly defined ,” stated Lars Aagaard