EBC C-Sink
The European Biochar Certificate (EBC) is the first system to provide a method of certifying the carbon sink potential of biochar. This represents a crucial step towards the sustainable establishment of planetary carbon sinks.
The comprehensively enlarged Version 2.0 was published on 1 January 2021.
Since 2020, EBC-certified biochar producers can have the carbon sink potential of their biochar produce certified. Once the biochar is incorporated into agricultural substrates such as feed, compost, slurry and manure or into durable materials such as concrete, resins and plastics, the carbon sink potential can be converted into carbon sink certificates.
The carbon sink potential of a packaging unit of biochar is defined as the quantity of carbon it contains less the carbon released during production – i.e. all the emissions arising from the production of the biochar. It thus represents the complete carbon footprint of the biochar at the factory gate – that is, when leaving the production site.
Here you will find the current version of our standard:
Here you will find all updates and revisions to the standard:
Find here a list of endorsed EBC C-Sink Brokers:
Find here a list of endorsed C-Sink Traders. These are authorized to conduct both transfers and retirements in the Global C-Sink Registry:
Pyreg GmbH
The PYREG technology carbonises your waste materials into pollutant-free, highly porous biochar (plant carbon). In contrast to rotting or incineration, the carbon contained in the residues is not released as CO2 in this process, but is stably bound in the biochar and thus removed from the atmosphere.
This makes the production of biochar one of the Negative Emission Technologies (NET) urgently needed for climate protection. Because if this biochar is permanently incorporated into so-called carbon sinks (e.g. arable land, building materials, asphalt), the sustainable storage of CO2 is successful in the long term.
SynCraft Engineering GmbH
Wood in particular plays an important role in the energy generation of tomorrow. With SynCraft's wood-fired power plants, the renewable raw material can be optimally utilised. This self-developed and patented technology generates more electricity and heat - in addition, bioenergy is the only renewable energy that can be switched on and off as needed.
Find here a list of the laboratories accredited so far. All accredited laboratories and subcontractors participate annually in an independent biochar ring trial organised and evaluated by DCC Delta Coal Control. It is planned to establish a European network of laboratories for plant carbon analysis that work according to the same analytical methods and regularly participate in the EBC ring test.
Eurofins Umwelt Ost GmbH
Freiberg Branch
Freiberg East industrial estate
Lindenstraße 11
D-09627 Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf
Germany
Phone: +49 3731 2076 - 500
Mobile: +49 172 9224436
E-mail: info_freiberg(at)eurofins.de
Eurofins Oekometric GmbH
Bernecker Street
D-95448 Bayreuth
Germany
Tel: +49 921 72633 - 0
E-mail: rottler(at)oekometric.de
Ruhr Lab GmbH
Laboratory at KW Scholven
Glückaufstrasse 56
D-45896 Gelsenkirchen
Germany
Phone: +49-152 268 760 15
E-mail: service(at)ruhr-lab.de
mas | münster analytical solutions gmbh
Technology Park Münster
Wilhelm-Schickard-Strasse 5
D-48149 Münster
Germany
Tel.:+49 251 384415-12
E-Mail: contact(at)mas-tp.com
You can find more information and necessary documents in this section:
- Project Design Document for Global Biochar C-Sink Standard
- Project Design Document for EBC C-Sink Standard
- Processors Annex to the PDD Global Biochar C-Sink
- Processors Annex to the PDD EBC C-Sink
- Monitoring Report
- Template for social responsibility declaration
- Flowchart and documentation of C-sink creation
Customer benefits
Experience the world of the EBC C-Sink Standard, where carbon sinks derived from EBC Biochar can be certified. Utilize these certified sinks to market them on a marketplace or for internal offsetting. Discover the multitude of opportunities and create a positive impact on the environment.
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