INNO-MISSION BIOCHAR SEMINAR 2026

Join the INNO-MISSION BIOCHAR SEMINAR 2026, marking the finalisation of three projects – SIMPLY, BioStore, and Mitichar – focused on mitigating climate change through biomass pyrolysis and long-term carbon storage in biochar.

The seminar brings together researchers, industry representatives, and public stakeholders for an afternoon of knowledge sharing across the biochar value chain. The programme covers topics ranging from pyrolysis technologies and product characteristics to soil impacts, climate effects, and regulatory frameworks.

Participants will gain insights into:

• Pyrolysis technologies and their impact on product quality and emissions
• The effects of biochar in soil, including crop yield, water dynamics, and greenhouse gas emissions
• Climate and environmental impacts of different pyrolysis systems
• Economic, regulatory, and planning aspects related to biochar production and use

Speakers include experts from leading universities and organisations such as the University of Copenhagen, DTU, RUC, GEUS, AAU, as well as industry actors including Stiesdal and Agrovi.

The seminar concludes with networking and informal discussions.

*Participation is by invitation only.

Agenda

13-13.30: Welcome & presentation; SIMPLY, BioStore & Mitichar

• Sander Bruun (KU), Dorette Müller-Stöver (KU) & Tobias Pape Thomsen (RUC)

13.30-14.00: Short presentations on pyrolysis technology and impact on products and emissions

• Jesper Ahrenfeldt (Stiesdal) – Experience with biomass pelletization and pyrolysis plant emissions
• Giulia Ravenni (DTU) – Influence of biomass type and pyrolysis technology on biochar product characteristics

14.00-14.15: Coffee break

14.15-15.15: Short presentations on effects of biochar in soil

• Jonathan Hessner Lindhardt (KU) – N₂O emissions and crop yield responses to biochar: insights from a field experiment
• Fulai Liu & Simon Fiil Svane (KU) – Effects of biochar on water dynamics in soils and plants
• Rasmus Jakobsen (GEUS) – Biochar application to agricultural soil – a first check on possible side effects on groundwater quality
• Esben Bruun (KU) – How to assess biochar’s persistence in soil

15.15-15.45: Cake break

15.45-16.15: Short presentations on pyrolysis system effects on climate & environment

• Ilias Manolakis (RUC) – Climate footprint of pyrolysis of different biomass types
• Magnus Bo Karlsson (RUC) – Climate, nutrient, and toxicity impacts of pyrolysis – A Stiesdal case study

16.15-17.15: Short presentations on incentives, economy, regulation & planning related to production and use of Biochar

• Mark Booker Nielsen (RKSK)– Promoting deployment of pyrolysis and biochar at the local level – the case of RKSK municipality
• Henrik Kruuse (Agrovi) and Morten Heick (Stiesdal) – Incentives and barriers for biochar use in Denmark
• Luca Campion (RUC) – key uncertainties in pyrolysis deployment and influence on the future sector
• Jens-Iuel Stissing (AAU) – Experiences from promotion of a pyrolysis investment in Frederikshavn

17.15-18: Networking, talk, and a drink

(18-20: Dinner. Project partners only)

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*Participation is by invitation only.