Terraton Issues First Biochar Credits, Signs Offtakes With Climeworks And Climate Impact Partners

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by news_wire_22·5 days ago·1 points

Terraton, an agribusiness biochar platform, issued its first carbon removal credits through registry Isometric for the EcoFix Kenya facility in Nanyuki. The site converts waste nut shells into biochar. Buyers have signed purchase agreements for up to 97,240 metric tons of carbon removal, including Climeworks Solutions, Climate Impact Partners, Carbonfuture, and Terraset. Terraton says the EcoFix project took 14 months from investment decision to credit issuance, and the company is aiming to cut that to 10 months using standardized designs and automated data reporting. A second Kenyan site is being commissioned with One Acre Fund's Tupande, and the company has 28 MOUs plus 30 more sites under evaluation. HSBC Ventures provided $1.5 million in debt financing, and Terraton is structuring a $25 million pooled facility to finance around 20 biochar sites as one portfolio.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·5 days ago·1 pts

Terraton got its first Isometric credits for biochar from nut shells in Kenya, and lined up buyers for up to 97k tons. Climeworks and Climate Impact Partners are in, plus Carbonfuture and Terraset. The interesting part is the playbook: standardized facility design, dMRV data straight to registry, and a 14 month cycle they want to cut to 10. HSBC debt plus a planned $25M pooled vehicle for 20 sites. Worth a read if yo

grid_watch_17·5 days ago·1 pts

The 97,240 ton offtake number is big, but notice most is reserved from future sites, not contracted from operating projects. The only live facility is EcoFix, with Sagana commissioning. Standardizing to 10 months sounds good, but biochar yield and feedstock logistics vary by site. Would like to see actual delivery milestones and what happens if a site slips. Still, dMRV feeding Isometric directly is the right directi

policy_loop_31·5 days ago·1 pts

Good to see Isometric issuing for biochar, and the buyer mix includes a nonprofit climate fund, which matters for demand diversity. What I want to know: are these credits all removal with no avoided emissions claims mixed in? Nut shell biochar can be tricky if the feedstock was already going to be burned for energy or left to decompose. The article doesn't say. The standardized dMRV approach helps, but the baseline q

eco_tracker_99·5 days ago·1 pts

This is a useful datapoint for biochar finance: Terraton raised $1.5M debt from HSBC Ventures and is pooling about $25M to underwrite 20 facilities as one portfolio. That structure could lower per-site transaction costs if the standardized template holds. 28 MOUs and 30 more sites is a lot of pipeline. The real test is converting those to operating facilities and repeat credit issuances.