Concept illustration. This is a development opportunity, not an operating project.
Seeking research funding · Ireland
Hemp Residues to Biochar
Investigate whether hemp stalk residues can deliver durable biochar carbon storage, with traceable inputs and measured performance.
Public overview. Partner identities, exact locations and supporting records are withheld. Potential figures are projections, not achieved or verified net removal.
From interest to evidence.
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Funding concepts are proposed programmes. Land, local partners, permits, conversion facilities and offtake must be secured and validated before delivery.
Research scope and evidence
Hemp residues to durable biochar
From inputs
to evidence.
Inputs
Hemp stalk residues from seed-production farms, subject to feedstock eligibility, competing-use and cultivation assessments. Procurement is based on accepted dry biomass.
Outputs
Biochar samples, measured processing and stable-carbon yields, energy-demand data, carbon-stability evidence and a life-cycle assessment of net CO2 removal. A separate exploratory study considers hemp seed oil for SAF.
YIELDS AND ASSUMPTIONS
The supply estimate assumes 3–5 dry tonnes of stalk residues per hectare. Biochar output and net removal are research results to be measured, not guaranteed quantities. Planting is proposed for spring 2027, with harvest from October and initial reporting targeted for December.
Residue eligibility and additionality must be established before procurement. Net removal requires process-emissions deductions, stability assessment and appropriate end use. Carbon-credit issuance is separate from research funding.
BUILD IT WITH US
Your next climate investment
could start here.
Support a research programme designed to answer a practical question: can this underused feedstock deliver reliable, durable and economically viable carbon removal?
Detailed methods, budgets and commercial terms are shared separately following Tao approval.
Basis: Tao Climate/UCD 2026 biochar research funding submission. Proposed activity, subject to funding, agreements and validation. AI-generated illustrative imagery.
EU CRCF alignment is our current priority. We are developing our monitoring and evidence framework towards UNFCCC Article 6.4 requirements.
Alignment work is ongoing. This statement does not establish project eligibility, certification or credit issuance under either framework.