WHEN: 6:30 – 8pm Monday 1 May 2017
Our guest speaker for the May 1st Melbourne BZE Discussion Group is Dr Adrian Morphett, Principal Environmental Engineer at Earth Systems, a global environmental and social consulting firm with its head office in Melbourne.
Adrian will present solutions for biochar production from waste wood sources and discuss some recent projects using the Earth Systems CharMaker – Mobile Pyrolysis Plant.
Biochar is a form of charcoal produced from the oxygen-free pyrolysis of wood and which, even when combined with water and soil, remains stable for thousands of years. It can therefore be an important carbon store, capturing carbon from the atmosphere and 'locking it in' as a solid mineral-like material.
Biochar has many applications apart from carbon sequestration, including soil improvement and water retention and is increasingly popular as a soil additive to increase plant growth and crop yields.
In the news: ABC Rural: Biochar offset method needed to fix supply bottleneck
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Presentation slides here: (25Mb PDF)
Further reading:
http://www.earthsystems.com.au/
http://www.greenmanchar.com.au/
WHEN: 6:30 – 8pm Monday 1 May 2017
WHERE: McCoy Building - Fritz Loewe Theatre (entry via level 2)
University of Melbourne, Cnr Elgin & Swanston Streets, Carlton
Public transport: Take any tram on Swanston Street and get off at Stop 1, Melbourne University.
Entry to building: South side of Elgin St up the ramp and through the automatic doors.
Entry: Gold coin donation
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The University of Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI) has been a Zero Carbon Australia project partner and supports BZE in bringing you this event.
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