Biopower Tana
- Standard: Puro.earth
- Methodology: Biochar
- Credit Type: CORC 100+
- Facility ID: TBD
- Location: Norway
- Year of first issuance: 2027 (expected)
- Status: Preliminarily approved by Puro.earth; currently securing financing; production start expected in 2026
- Audited by: N/A
- Spot Inventory: No
- Forward Inventory: Yes
- Indicative Price: €200
Description
Biopower Tana is a biochar facility located in Austertana, Finnmark, in far northern Norway. It converts local wood waste, including pest-damaged trees, into a biochar-based fertilizer, contributing to carbon removal, clean energy generation, and rural economic development.
Application
The biochar is pelletized and used as part of a full-spectrum fertilizer for agricultural and forestry soils. Application is targeted at local and national markets, supporting soil improvement and long-term carbon storage.
Co-benefits
- The project creates industrial jobs in remote Finnmark and targets young workers needing work experience.
- Biopower Tana plans to export clean energy (heat/electricity) to the local grid using pyrolysis waste heat.
- The biochar-based fertilizer improves plant health, water retention, and soil structure, reducing dependence on synthetic inputs.
- The project combines biochar and fertilizer production in a single integrated system—an approach that is not only new to Norway but may be one of the first of its kind internationally—built for long-term operation.
Additionality
- The baseline for the feedstock is decomposition or combustion. Without the project, biomass like pest-damaged, dead trees and wood waste would either decompose or be used for energy, releasing CO₂.
- The project’s financial viability depends significantly on revenue from carbon credits. Carbon credit sales are critical to achieving financial close and enabling operations. Without this income, investment in pyrolysis equipment and fertilizer production would not proceed.
- The project is not required by existing laws, regulations, or other binding obligations, demonstrating its additionality in contributing to sustainability and climate goals.
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