Investigating Biochar: from Source to Sink

  1. Biochar overview
  2. Biochar research
  3. Project partners
  4. Fact sheets

Project partners

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This research is being funded by the Australian Government and grain growers through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Climate Change Research Program and the Grains Research & Development Corporation.

Man in a field with scientific monitoring equipment.

Field trials and field monitoring of soil greenhouse gas emissions from a biochar field site in northern NSW. Field trials with 0 and 10t/ha poultry biochar (van Zwieten et al., NSW-DII)

Some of Australia's leading researchers in biochar, bioenergy, soil science, emissions management and life-cycle assessment are involved in this collaborative biochar research.

Organisations participating with CSIRO include:

  • The University of Western Australia
  • Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food
  • NSW Department of Industry and Investment
  • University of Sydney
  • University of New England
  • University of Adelaide
  • Pacific Pyrolysis
  • University of Newcastle
  • University of NSW 
  • South Australian No-till Farmers Association.