Production of biochar in Lower Income countries
All over the world and for more than two thousand years, charcoal and biochar have been produced for heating, cooking or fertilizing the soil. Use the Global Artisan C-Sink Standard for the production, processing and application of biochar in agriculture in Low, Lower Middle and Higher Middle Income countries.
The Global Artisan C-Sink guarantees that the biomass feedstock in Low, Lower Middle and Higher Middle Income countries (see classification of countries here) is sustainably produced in an artisan way with Kon-Tiki type pyrolysis, thus reducing emissions in the production process of biochar. All aspects of the biochar’s quality are monitored and documented. Beside this, C-sink credits can be generated by using the biochar for agricultural purposes. This offers the possibility to sell CO2 certificates via existing trading platforms and contribute to the income of farmers.
Here you will find the current version of our standard:
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 Ökometric 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
Phone: +49 251 384415-12
e-mail: contact(at)mas-tp.com
Here you will find suitable training courses in our academy:
You can find more information and necessary documents in this section:
- Endorsement, Validation, and Verification of the Artisan C-Sink Manager
- Steps by Step Instruction for C-Sink Managers for Artisan C-Sink Certification
- Flowchart and documentation of C-sink creation
- Project Design Document for Global Artisan C-Sink Standard
- Monitoring report
- Laboratory Approval Process for Global Artisan C-Sink
- Delta Coal Control GmbH registration form
- Adding Networks, Artisan Pro's to existing Artisan C-Sink Managers
Here, you can find the scientific publications of the ithaka institute
Here you will find all updates and revisions to the standard:
Customer benefits
Global Artisan C-Sink certification is generating additional income for farmers and creating economic incentives for the new industrial sector of agricultural climate services. Discover the multitude of opportunities and create a positive impact on the environment.
Contact person
CTO Biochar
+41 (0) 62 552 10 96>
dominic.hafner@carbon-standards.com