Join Dovetail Partners at Biochar 2018

Join Dovetail Partners at Biochar 2018

• Aug 07, 2018

Opportunities for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and researchers

(Minneapolis, MN) - Join Dovetail Partners, a Minneapolis-based environmental think tank, at Biochar 2018 from August 20-23, 2018 at Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.

Harry Groot, Associate with Dovetail Partners will be presenting on the development of the biochar industry and marketplace.  The presentation will examine recent analysis of the market, its potential, and barriers to producers' entry and to buyers' acceptance of the product.  The project has been supported through a grant awarded by the Wood Education and Resource Center, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

USBI Biochar 2018 is facilitated by the US Biochar Initiative and is the largest event in North America dedicated to advancing the sustainable production and use of biochar through scientific and engineering research, policy development, field practice, and technology transfer.

This year's theme, "The Carbon link in Watershed Ecosystem Services" will provide technical topics to accommodate a variety of professional interests, including: Remediation and Restoration; Agriculture, Forestry and Soils; Urban Landscapes; Water, Wastewater and Biosolids; Commercialization, Production and Distribution; Regulatory Policy, Innovative Financing and Watershed Resiliency and Adaptation.

Attendees can expect to:

Learn about ground breaking scientific research and technologies

Discover the benefits that biochar can provide

Hear from biochar experts about ways to restore and remediate our watersheds

Connect with leading biochar businesses, producers and distributors

Biochar 2018 will be held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware from August 20 -23, 2018.  For more information and to register, visit https://biochar2018.meetinghand.com/en/

For more information about biochar, please see the Dovetail Reports "Biochar 101: An Introduction to an Ancient Product Offering Modern Opportunities" and "Biochar as an Innovative Wood Product: A Look at Barriers to Realization of its Full Potential".

The work upon which this publication is based was funded in whole or in part through a grant awarded by the Wood Education and Resource Center, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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