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Thomas O Connor . Ireland www.mannaorganicstore.ie

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Thomas O Connor . Ireland www.mannaorganicstore.ie

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I own and run Manna Organic Farm and Store in Co Kerry Ireland ,with my wife Claire. We are certified organic but use permaculture, agroforestery,biodynamic and regenerative agriculture practices on our farm. Im also on the board of www.transitionkerry.org and www.talamhbeo.ie where we work on building resilient and sustainable communities through building food sovereignty. with nature as a solution to the many environmental challenges we are facing. I have thought that biochar for on farm and community production has huge potential to heal our environment and create local livelihoods.

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Hello,
I work with the company Demio, and we are building a production site of Biochar in France (near Mont St Michel). I am interested to exchange on the uses of biochar and co-products.
We also have expertise on C02 certificates associated with biochar.

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Hi Everyone,
I'm from France, in charge of Athena Recherche et Innovation. This is a company developping a biohydrogen process using microorganisms and sewage water from foodindustry.
As our process is based on concept of circular economy, of local production, of renewable feedstock..., and in order to be the most efficient as possible, we want to transform our fermentation musts in biochar and we hope to be capable to them in agriculture as a CCS process.

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Hi Everyone
I am from Ireland and have studied biomass stoves for developing world. Currently doing research in Anaerobic Digestion while also have a background  of being a farmer, maltster and brewer.
Looking to make biochar to improve soil on farm while using the heat

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Hello everyone,
I work for inDUfed as senior sustainability advisor. We represent the Belgian pulp, paper, board and glass producing and transforming companies.
The pulp, paper and board producing industry is a traditional user of biomass, as material and energy source.
I'm here to explore the opportunities charcoal could have for our members.

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Hi! I'm a biologist with a specialisation in short-rotation coppices. Currently, I'm employed at 2Valorise, a Belgium based CHP on end-of-life wood waste. Next to biomass incineration we're looking at options to upgrade some end-of-life wood. Apart from this I'm bringing climate change mitigation to my neighbourhood by replacing stones with plants. Finally, I'm co-organiser of the Sound of Science festival.

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Huw Jones - Cwm Arian Renewable Energy (Volunteer & Training Officer). I have recently started in post for CARE a Community Benefit Society based in rural West Wales. One of the project we are currently preparing for involves the use of what would normally be waste products from hedge and land management as useable resource, Biochar being one of these resources. The use of Biochar as a method of improving soil and locking in carbon are of specific interest as well as it's use as a feed supplement for livestock. Any information gleaned here will be amazing, and possibly contacts made (I see there one or two from Cymru here)

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Huw Jones - Cwm Arian Renewable Energy (Volunteer & Training Officer). I have recently started in post for CARE a Community Benefit Society based in rural West Wales. One of the project we are currently preparing for involves the use of what would normally be waste products from hedge and land management as useable resource, Biochar being one of these resources. The use of Biochar as a method of improving soil and locking in carbon are of specific interest as well as it's use as a feed supplement for livestock. Any information gleaned here will be amazing, and possibly contacts made (I see there one or two from Cymru here)

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Hello everyone!
My name is Sara and I'm from Germany. I work at blinc as a design expert for websites and multimedia applications (photo, video, design, layout). During my time at blinc I was able to take part in a number of conferences surrounding the topic of biomass and biochar and I'm really looking forward to see what's next!

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Korbinian Kaetzl, senior researcher at Universität Kassel, 

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Korbinian Kaetzl, senior researcher at Universität Kassel, 

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member of the Three C consortium as senior researcher, working on a circular carbon economy for various environmental applications. Holding a PhD in municipal wastewater treatment for water reuse, my current research focus is on converting biomass in high valuable biochar and activated carbon. Of particular interest is the valorisation of residual biomass to contribute to sustainable water and wastewater management, as well as the closing of loops within the entire process chain, starting from ecological biomass management, through processing, to the use and recycling of the products and by-products generated in the process.

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Hello everyone! I have a company based in the UK called Nature and Causes. I also had a California startup a decade ago developing ecosystem C restoration projects monetised through climate change mechanisms. I have been involved in biochar off and on since 2009, and in soil carbon sequestration and sustainable capacity development for the ag sector consistently (join my LinkedIn group 'Soil Carbon'!). I am interested in developing biochar projects that bring real economic and climate benefit. I would love to see us all develop multiple ways, private sector and otherwise (whatever is the best fit), to really help scale biochar and all its benefits in the regions we live in and where appliable beyond. Solution from problem. I have that written on my soul.

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Hello everyone! I have a company based in the UK called Nature and Causes. I also had a California startup a decade ago developing ecosystem C restoration projects monetised through climate change mechanisms. I have been involved in biochar off and on since 2009, and in soil carbon sequestration and sustainable capacity development for the ag sector consistently (join my LinkedIn group 'Soil Carbon'!). I am interested in developing biochar projects that bring real economic and climate benefit. I would love to see us all develop multiple ways, private sector and otherwise (whatever is the best fit), to really help scale biochar and all its benefits in the regions we live in and where appliable beyond. Solution from problem. I have that written on my soul.

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S'mae....I'm a cheese maker from NW Wales using sheep's milk. Always interested in new products using local ingredients. Charcoal cheese? I'm not sure! But let's see..... very willing to give it a go.

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Hello everyone. I have been working for Cwm Harry Land Trust for the last eight years on a variety of projects relating to biomass, renewable energy, local food production and social enterprise development. We have been partners in the two preceeding Interreg projects, COMBINE and RE-DIRECT. I am also a director of the company that runs our small community farm in North Wales, where our IFBB biomas plant is based, and I also look after our own small family farm where we have some traditional breed cows and sheep and a lot of wildlife.

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Hi All, I’m Sheena, a student on a very exciting and new Bioinnovation MSc run by Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities in Wales. I am planning to devote my research project to the development of potential biochar products. It is early days in the idea development, so I am all ears.
Looking forward to meeting you.

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Karl Clement RLLK(Regional Landscape departement of the low Kempen-Flanders/Belgium)

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Karl Clement RLLK(Regional Landscape departement of the low Kempen-Flanders/Belgium)

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I'm a landscape architect working to governemental natural landscape- and waterprojects in Belgium/ Flanders/ Limburg. Interesting to this topic is one of my projects around sustainable hedgerows maintanance where we reuse the cutted material in a circular way: woodchips for heating schools, playgroundtools, but more interesting is the evolution to a reuse in the nearby agricultural area  to become carboncaptation and a higher watercaptation in the soil (win-win for nature and agriculture). Biochar, possibly made by our cutted woodmaterial will be an interesting product to become a long term carbon captation in the agricultural soil and in the same time increasing the watercaptation in this soil. Keep in touch !

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Hi, I'm Leo and just finished my MSc in Computer Science. I have some experience in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Augmented Reality Application. My goal is to bring a different viewpoint into the world of entrepreneurship and especially this design thinking process.

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Hello and welcome!
Here in Wales we are investigating a wide range of biochar applications; within wastewater treatment, agriculture, forestry, horticulture and construction. With an ecological background, I am excited by the opportunities for biochar to  contribute towards a net zero future, alongside improved biodiversity and ecosystem resilience.
I have been a part of the 3C consortium since 2013.

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Hi everyone,
I have recently joined Severn Wye Energy where I am doing research into biochar and looking forward to gaining a wider insight into the world of biochar. I have a background in Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA) and I am currently studying for my MSc in Renewable and Sustainable Engineering.

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Hello to you!
I joined the THREE C program as a project manager for B2E organization. We work in Brittany, a region in the north west of France, that gather eco-companies. As a generalist hub, we promote meetings and commercial synergies between professionals from all sectors focused on a common topic: the environmental and energy transition. I am delighted to participate in the development of the biochar sector in France alongside my European colleagues. I am convinced that our coming discussions will be very constructive in this regard!

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Hi there!
With a background in social and economic sciences I now work at Trendhuis as concept manager. Here I work on various European projects in the field of sustainability and inclusive labour markets.
I look forward to meet you all!

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Holly Cross, Cwm Arian Renewable Energy
We're a community benefit society in west Wales and are developing a social enterprise which protects and enhances biodiversity whilst also supporting the rural economy. Biochar could be a key product in this, as it uses the material from hedgerow & woodland management and feeds positively back into the health of the soil and therefore also thr farm. We're excited to be part of an international consortium to share ideas and best practice.

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Ireland
Working on developing solutions to prevent P & N runoff reaching drinking water sources using Biochar. Just finishing up MSc in Ag-innovation

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Hi,

I am a product designer and togehter with my team developing a new business on the topic of vertical urban greening. We are curious to get an insight into the world of biochar and look forward to friday!

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Hi Everyone,
As a project manager with Severn Wye with a background in renewable and sustainable energy engineering I have the pleasure of working as part of the THREE C consortium. Biochar promises so much potential to tackle the climate crisis, from carbon sequestration to water & air quality to clean heat.
Severn Wye are excited to be working to support the development of the circular carbon economy and hopefully see some of that promise develop into reality.

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Marinus Eekman, Junior Concept Manager, Trendhuis, Belgium

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Marinus Eekman, Junior Concept Manager, Trendhuis, Belgium

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Hello,

I work as a concept manager for the Belgian company Trendhuis. My job here is to help think of new concepts for the marketing and dissemination of biochar as a product in Flanders/Belgium.

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Loïc Evain, B2E Executive officer, Rennes, France

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Loïc Evain, B2E Executive officer, Rennes, France

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Hello,

my name is Loïc. I'm specialized in supporting the ecological and energy transition of Breton companies. As B2E executive officer, my goal is to promote the networking of actors to develop circular economy lines.

In ThreeC, the role of B2E is precisely to create clusters of actors between local biomass suppliers, biochar producers and activated carbon users.Everyone is invited to train to improve their ability to succeed in development projects in biochar sectors.

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Hi everyone!

What is the future? Rocket science and flying to Mars? For me it is the wise and sustainable use of raw materials. Also short distances. Taking into account all people and the environment as well, not just the "astronauts". And I am convinced that with THREE C and the circular carbon economy we can take big steps towards this liveable future.

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Lydia Fryda, lecturer/researcher at Unilasalle, Rennes (FR)

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Lydia Fryda, lecturer/researcher at Unilasalle, Rennes (FR)

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Enthousiastic member of the ThreeC Consortium, currently working as a lecturer in the environmental engineering school Unilasalle in Rennes, Brittany (France) and in parallel carrying out research on the various aspects of biomass valorisation to biochar.  Unilasalle is member of the LABS group in the ThreeC, whose role is to test and validate the concepts and ideas based on biochar regional cases. Of Greek and German origin, first getting a PhD in biomass gasification in Greece (NTUA) then spent some years in the Netherlands at ECN and then TNO,  I have looked into various biomass related questions  through thanks to various projects on  oxyfuel combustion, carbon capture and storage,  to co-firing of biomass and coal, gasification and pyrolysis of biomass, and finally Life cycle analysis of biobased concepts. Started working in Biochar projects in 2012: FP7 FERTIPLUS and  ReUseWaste, Interreg HORTIBLUEC, Dutch national projects.

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Welcome in Three-C networking!
Operational staff in AILE (Association for Local Initiatives, Energy and Environment), in charge of farmers support : agroforestry and wood valorizations. I have been working in several projects : SRC of willows for water treatment (WILWATER 2005-2007), for heating, mulching, ecological engineering (SRC+ 2015), biomasses for soil amendment in water quality problematic (UTILBIOMAS 2017), and air quality problematic (BOCAG'AIR 2018-2020), agrobiomass mobilisation for rural sustainable heating (AgroBioHeat 2019-2022). Biochar production is a new opportunity to get complementary approach in continuity to the previous projects I was involved : Combine (2013-2015) and Re-Direct (2017-2019).

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Sander Lubberhuizen, municipality of Apeldoorn, Netherlands

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Sander Lubberhuizen, municipality of Apeldoorn, Netherlands

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Sander has a plan: to turn the world upside down in a circular manner. Not alone, but together, with like-minded people. A structural change of business models. He thinks sustainability is just a container concept .  The circular economy revolves around prevention, reuse and recycling. Sander is Sander. Pure, sharp and asks the question behind the question. He finds connections at the intersection of circularity, climate adaptation and the energy transition. That mix is ​​there in every project he is involved in.

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Kai Stam, Municipality of Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

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Kai Stam, Municipality of Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

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´Hi there,

My name is Kai. Strategic advisor on the one hand, and project manager on the other hand. In Apeldoorn I am involved in two European projects, one of them is THREE C.

Apeldoorn´s role within THREE C is to create a regional hub in which the production and use of Biochar will be stimulated. Our aim is not to produce Biochar but we do see opportunities to apply it within our municipality.
Coordinating and enquiring with stakeholders to get them onboard is a great challenge and we are ready for it! By organizing the right network, dissemination and forming partnerships with all relevant stakeholders we believe it is possible to contribute in achieving our circular goals as well.

Looking forward to meet the participants!

´Alone you might go faster, but together you go further´

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As an environmental scientist with a background in energy, sustainability and environmental management, I am excited by the potential opportunities the production and utilization of different biochars can have when trying to tackle some of our toughest challenges, from water and air quality to renewable energy and carbon sequestration. IrBEA(The Irish Bioenergy Association) is looking forward to working with the THREE C stakeholders at both home and abroad as we transition towards a circular carbon and bio-based economy. Ireland has a growing number of actors and levels of interest in this space and we are looking forward to growing it even further through the THREE C project
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As a forest ingeneer I work now for several years half time for Pro Natura, a social entreprise specialized in green management of green public and private spaces. Our focus is on training persons with no or limited acces to the normal labour markted. Pro Natura is also focussed on innovation, always looking for new applications in which we can transform our green waste into a valuable green resource. It also means a wider scoop for our work force to find a useful job adapted to their needs. Pro Natura is at this moment partner is several project : Interreg 2 Seas Grassification, Interreg NWE Three C, Smart Hub Vlaams Brabant. We are always looking for new opportunities.

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HI there,
I am member of the project office of THREE C and responsible for the capacity building programne.I have been working in the projects related to  THREE C since 2008. My background is soil science and educational science and I currently work in European projects at the University Duisburg-Essen and in a small cooperative called blinc.
Looking forward to meeting you on the 9th of July!

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Hi, I am a social entrepreneuer who focusses very much on sustainability. In my own business I try to develop sustainable solutions for every business area. Ressources, logistics, sales, administration, employees,... Every area can be developed in a sustainable way. Three C is the perfect environment to embed my knowledge, to network and to grow in a field that is extremely exciting!

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Marine Gaillard - Project manager - Pyrolysis & Gasification / S3d Ingénierie

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Marine Gaillard - Project manager - Pyrolysis & Gasification / S3d Ingénierie

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Hi there !
I'm specialized in biomass and waste to energy plants design, involving pyrolysis and gasification. With also some experience in environmental evaluation and LCA, it is with great enthusiasm that I join this event, as I am convinced production and use of biochar will draw more and more attention in the coming years.

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Hi!
I am a junior concept manager and work for the Belgian partner Trendhuis (or if you prefer our English name: Trendhouse). I hope to learn a great deal from this event and look forward to meeting all of you online.

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William Livesey, Forester, Stobart Forestry

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William Livesey, Forester, Stobart Forestry

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Hi Everyone,
As a Forester with Stobart Forestry, my main focus is to help bring undermanaged woodlands back into management. There is a desire, and need, to help obtain the most diverse array of products from a woodland as possible, if we are to promote sustainable management of small woodland blocks. With a personal interest in Biochar/charcoal production, it was only natural to expand that into seeing how/if it could work within, and outside of a woodland context.