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About us \u2013 what drives us<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Our motivation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

We want to position biochar as a driving force behind the circular economy and integrate it into different markets. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, we are producing biochar from organic residues, creating innovative solutions to restore the lost natural balance in agricultural soils.
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\u201cWhen we saw this one banana plant shoot out of the resulting pile of biochar our interest in biochar was really piqued.”<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Our founding<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Our team is driven by the vision of a sustainable economy and a healthy planet. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Circular Carbon was founded in 2018 by Lasse Gunnerud (Norway), Julian Pertwee (England), Peik Stenlund (Finland) and Felix Ertl (Germany). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were all fascinated by the idea of using biomass residues in the circular economy. Peik Stenlund and Felix Ertl developed the Circular Carbon approach while at university in Sweden. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Projects in East Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Between 2010 and 2014, they realised five projects in East Africa, where they converted maize cobs into bioenergy and supplied mini-grids and maize mills in rural regions with electricity. This initiative was promoted by SIDA, the World Bank and UNIDO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, biochar was produced incidentally as a by-product of electricity production from the pyrolysis plants. \u201cWhen we saw this one banana plant shoot out of the resulting pile of biochar our interest in biochar was really piqued,\u201d says Peik. \u201cFrom then on, biochar has completely gripped me!\u201d reports Felix. With further funding, an agroforestry programme was established that made it possible to investigate the benefits of biochar in the field.
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\u201cIn the following years, more and more scientific studies showed the huge potential of biochar in agriculture. Today, we\u2019re operating the first industrial plant and are much closer to our goal to make regenerative agriculture a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cToday, we\u2019re operating the first industrial plants for using agricultural residues and can thus make regenerative agriculture a reality.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Felix Ertl, Co-Founder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For People. For Planet. For Profit.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Circular Carbon is a member of econnext. The management holding company is exclusively dedicated to building subsidiaries whose business models accord with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The holistic portfolio has a long-term, profitable and scalable impact on society and the environment. Its mission is to bring renewable energy and the circular economy to industry, agriculture and private households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The FinTech company ESG Screen17 enables asset managers and institutional investors to screen and align their portfolios with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The innovative, cost-efficient and pollutant-free recycling process for photovoltaic modules and composites from FLAXRES GmbH, can return silicon, silver and glass to the material cycle and enables reuse in a high-quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GRIPS GmbH offers Energy as a Service (EaaS) for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications in developing and emerging countries. Among other services, GRIPS develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy systems for commercial customers on a pay-per-use basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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LUMENION’s high-temperature storage system reliably provides CO\u2082-free process heat generated from renewable energies to industrial customers on a 24\/7 basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As specialists in the field of power electronics, Ambibox develops and produces solutions for decentralised energy systems used in the automotive, renewable energy and semiconductor manufacturing sectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Get in touch!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Do you have questions or need support?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Just give us a call or simply fill out the contact form.
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