
SOURCE: University of Nebraska–Lincoln
February 27, 2026
BY University of Nebraska Lincoln
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As biochar production scales up, maintenance is becoming less about fixing what breaks and more about designing plants, feedstocks and operating practices to withstand thousands of continuous production hours.
USDA NIFA on Oct. 7 announced it has awarded $3.2 million in funding to six projects that support research on the social implications of emerging technologies. One of the projects focuses on biomass supply chains.
Instrumented farm-scale flat-die pellet production, experimental data and machine learning are being combined to make biomass pelleting more predictable across changing feedstocks and operating conditions.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 20 voted to authorize the director of public works to execute loan agreements with Sierra Nevada Biochar LLC for the proposed Cabin Creek Biomass Facility.