Biochar treated 20-year ash
20-year ash that is growing on with open canopy has been treated with biochar and showing virtually no signs of ash die-back. A few diseased were removed this year but were infected before biochar application.
Streamside harvest
Streamside that had yielded 75 tonnes of woodchip and will be ready to harvest again in 10 to 15 years. Note that the newly planted area on the far side is growing well with willow and alder.
Overgrown hedge
This was an overgrown hedge that was harvested in 2020 and yielded 25tonnes of Biochar fuel. It has been brushed this year but we will leave to grow on to have another in harvest 10 to 15 years so this will so provide a higher level of berries and nuts for wildlife compared with annual brushing.
The above photo is on an overgrown hedge that has collapsed and killed off all the ground plants and wildflowers. This is what we do not want for biodiversity as well as being able to use fast regrowth for direct air capture of Co2 naturally.
The Woodtek solution is to provide small to medium-sized power plants located adjacent to communities or industrial processes that can utilize the heat and power produced from our state of the art biochar production. Our plant reduces Co2 emissions by approximately 40% and locks it into a long term C-sink as well as producing a valuable hugely beneficial soil enhancement fertilizer without using any fossil fuel.
The fuel source is locally grown coppice of native species eg willow, alder, hazel, hawthorn, chestnut etc harvested a 10 to 15-year rotation of silvicultural trimmings and clean green garden waste. Normally over 80% of fuel requirements can be sourced sustainably within a 5-mile radius 100% within 10miles.
Wetland steam border
A wetland stream border that is 20-year-old self-sown alder and ash. A small thinning harvest was taken this year with another harvest planned for around 5 years time at which most alder will be removed to allow for rapid regrowth from stumps to regrow some specimen trees will be left to grow on.
Ready for next harvest
20-year-old self-regeneration alder ready for harvest next season
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