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1. On the same day this week that we were hearing about US-China
having a bilateral climate agreement, I received a note including a website for
a video for a Chinese (I thought - actually Taiwanese) advance in making
biochar. I only know of something not very closely related (using steel balls)
- so this was a complete surprise. Claims to be producing a lot of biochar.
The scientist involved (Dr. Frank Shu) we could be using as a poster child for
geoengineering - he being that well known in astrophysics. Apparently the
highest ranked faculty person in the California University system. See several
recent interviews, at
http://www.rawscience.tv/dr-frank-shu-an-astrophysicist-offers-an-outsiders-view-on-the-future-of-energy/
2. The beauty claimed is char being produced in 10 minutes - usually
much longer. The key is a molten salt. Also producing a liquid. But Shu’s
motivation is CDR. Not worried about land availability.
3. I also found a 2012 ppt:
http://www.sns.ias.edu/~seminar/IAS_Biochar.pdf (princeton)
and two similar very recent with favorable economics and CDR
projections:
2014 Berkeley http://astro.berkeley.edu/starformation2012/pdf/Shu.pdf
2014 Cal Tech http://resnick.caltech.edu/docs/Shu_Base_Pres.pdf
4. I have one possible combined-CDR followup idea coming next that
modifies Shu’s approach.
Ron
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