For buyers

Biochar carbon removal projects in Europe

8 developers, active in 6 EU countries, 6 of them with units issued in a public registry. Every entry has at least one piece of evidence that does not come from the developer. Most recent check 2026-10-13.

What it is

Biomass such as wood residues or husks is heated without oxygen. A large share of its carbon ends up in a stable char that is applied to soils or built into materials, where it stays for centuries.

For buyers, in short

CRCF unit	Permanent carbon removal
CRCF methodology	In force Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/285, permanence based on 200 years.
Certified CRCF units today	None. No certification scheme has been recognised yet, so no project can carry a CRCF unit today.
SBTi net-zero	Removals are the only credit type the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 accepts for neutralising residual emissions (criterion C46).
CSRD reporting	Under ESRS E1-7 (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772), removals and credits are disclosed separately. Gross Scope 1 to 3 stays unadjusted, credits are not netted against it. A simplified version of the ESRS is in progress.
Price range	€124 per tonne in September 2026, by the CORC Biochar Price Index (CORCCHAR) (Puro-certified biochar worldwide). The index tracks actual transactions of Puro-certified biochar credits, so it reflects what buyers paid, not what production costs. It is updated monthly. Source: Puro.earth with Nasdaq, CORC Biochar Price Index (CORCCHAR), September 2026. Indicative, not an offer. Prices depend on contract length, volume, delivery date, whether units are already issued or sold ahead, the registry and scarcity. No CRCF unit has been issued yet, so no CRCF price exists.

The developers

Developer	Country	Status	Registry	Evidence
Carbofex	FI	Registry-verified	Puro.earth	Source
Carbon Cycle	DE	Registry-verified	Puro.earth	Source
Ecoera	SE	Registry-verified	Puro.earth	Source
Nordgau Carbon	DE	Registry-verified	Puro.earth	Source
Novocarbo	DE	Registry-verified	Puro.earth	Source
Sonnenerde	AT	Registry-verified	Puro.earth	Source
Carbo Culture	NL	Developer-stated	No EU registry entry yet; earlier Puro.earth certification covered the Californian demo reactor	Source
Stiesdal SkyClean	DK	Developer-stated	Pyrolysis operator	Source

Status is our own three-step scale, not EU terminology. Developer-stated means the developer says it; Registry-verified means we found issued units in a public registry. How this list is compiled

Before you buy

Where does the biochar go? Permanence depends on the end use, in soil, in concrete or elsewhere. The CRCF methodology calculates permanence on a 200-year basis.
Is the plant in the EU? Only activities in the EU can be certified under the CRCF. A credit from a plant outside the EU will not become a CRCF unit, however good it is.
Are the units issued or sold ahead? The CRCF issues units only after the removal has happened and a certification audit has confirmed it.

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