P4S
- Standard: Puro.earth
- Methodology: Biochar, Edition 2025
- Registry ID: 783452
- Location: Netherlands
- Expected first issuance: 2028
- Status: In development
- Spot Inventory: No
- Forward Inventory: Up to 4,500 tCO₂e a year
Description
P4S is a biochar production project located in Almere, Netherlands, co-sited with a local recycling and upcycling centre. The facility will convert woody biomass waste into biochar, sequestering carbon while valorising local waste streams that would otherwise be incinerated. Operating with a circular economy model, the project is backed by the Municipality of Almere and the Province of Flevoland as part of their regional sustainability agenda. Financing is in place and equipment has been ordered. Operations are expected to start in 2027, with first credit issuance expected in 2028.
Feedstock
The feedstock is locally sourced woody biomass waste, comprising pruning off-cuts and maintenance wood from urban forestry and landscape management, and unusable pallets. All feedstock is pre-processed by the co-located recycling partner onsite.
Application
- Agriculture: Biochar is applied to fields to improve soil health and increase nutrient and water retention.
- Animal feed additive: incorporated into livestock feed to support gut health and reduce methane emissions.
Co-benefits
- Local waste wood becomes biochar, renewable pyrolysis oil for industry and aggregate for concrete, instead of being transported 200 km to be incinerated.
- The project supports the Municipality of Almere’s ambition to become a waste-free, energy-neutral city.
- Applied to soil, the biochar can improve nutrient and water retention.
Additionality
- Environmental additionality: The baseline for the feedstock is transport to an incineration facility 200 km away, where it is combusted for electricity and heat, releasing its carbon as CO₂.
- Financial additionality: Expected carbon credit revenue is part of the project’s financing case: it contributes to capital and operating costs and supports the project’s debt financing.
