Biochar Made From Pistachio Shells

VGrid's proprietary 'Bioserver' technology transforms agricultural waste, such as pistachio shells, into clean and sustainable energy. The technology is offered in a mobile, modular, and scalable unit that is also highly flexible, easy to deploy, and optimized to local market needs. This approach is more efficient and provides for a lower overall carbon footprint since biomass does not have to be transported long distances to a central facility, and the co-products can also be sold and used locally.

In creating clean bioenergy, VGrid’s process produces a high-quality biochar with greater than 90% fixed carbon content and maximum porosity. This biochar can hold 6 times its weight in water, helping to retain moisture in the soil, a critical advantage for farms in times of drought. VGrid's clean energy is produced sustainably, consistently, and on-demand. The company’s mobile bioenergy gasifiers have been operating in the Central Valley of California for several years. Based on three years of field data, the technology has proven its reliability, predictability, and scalability.

VGrid’s stabilized carbon will remain sequestered in the soil for hundreds of years. In doing so, VGrid is preventing the waste biomass from releasing its carbon back into the atmosphere when it decomposes.

VGrid is taking agricultural waste and creating a high quality, premium product that is reversing climate change, re-energizing soil, and creating water savings. V-Grid’s modular biochar production enables on-demand and on-farm biochar production. As an early-stage producer, this project helps the project developer scale its efforts and make its biochar available to farmers in the region at a lower cost, increasing soil carbon content and productivity.