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    Company, 3 MINS READ

    The Charm Duo: Charm Bio-oil and Charm Biochar

    Company, 3 MINS READ
    Harris Cohn

    Harris Cohn

    Head of Sales

    Today, we announced our second carbon removal offtake with Google. This offtake is part of the largest purchase of biochar of all time: 100,000 tonnes of removals to be delivered through 2030. Our first offtake with Google—facilitated by Frontier Climate—will be fulfilled with Charm bio-oil removals, while this second offtake will be fulfilled with carbon removal from Charm Biochar.

    Harris Cohn

    Harris Cohn

    Head of Sales

    Today, we announced our second carbon removal offtake with Google. This offtake is part of the largest purchase of biochar of all time: 100,000 tonnes of removals to be delivered through 2030. Our first offtake with Google—facilitated by Frontier Climate—will be fulfilled with Charm bio-oil removals, while this second offtake will be fulfilled with carbon removal from Charm Biochar.

    Why Capgemini’s Long-Term Deal with Charm Industrial Matters—For Everyone

    Customers, 4 MINS READ

    Capgemini recently made a bold move: they signed a long-term offtake agreement with Charm Industrial to permanently remove 16,500 tons of CO₂. It wasn’t just a line item in their ESG report—it was a signal. A signal that the voluntary carbon market is maturing, and that companies are beginning to back carbon removal approaches with the durability, transparency, and policy-alignment needed for a climate-stable future.

    Harris Cohn

    Harris Cohn

    Head of Sales

    Capgemini recently made a bold move: they signed a long-term offtake agreement with Charm Industrial to permanently remove 16,500 tons of CO₂. It wasn’t just a line item in their ESG report—it was a signal. A signal that the voluntary carbon market is maturing, and that companies are beginning to back carbon removal approaches with the durability, transparency, and policy-alignment needed for a climate-stable future.

    The Charm Underground - Q1 ’25 Wrap Up

    Company update, 5 MINS READ

    The Charm Underground is a quarterly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale. If you’d like to get The Charm Underground in your inbox, subscribe below.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    The Charm Underground is a quarterly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale. If you’d like to get The Charm Underground in your inbox, subscribe below.

    Meet JZ - Charm's COO

    Team, 4 MINS READ

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. 

    Emily Brinkert

    Emily Brinkert

    Head of People

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. 

    Agent350: Auditing Carbon Removal Operations & MRV Data with AI

    Measurement, Reporting, and Verification, 9 MINS READ

    Agent350 is Charm’s first AI-powered auditor for MRV, built to catch data discrepancies in our carbon removal operations—fast. Every night, it reviews injection data, flags anomalies, and sends a report by morning. It’s helping us catch issues sooner, improve data accuracy, and build even greater trust in our climate impact reporting.

    Kevin Niparko

    Kevin Niparko

    Head of Product & MRV

    Agent350 is Charm’s first AI-powered auditor for MRV, built to catch data discrepancies in our carbon removal operations—fast. Every night, it reviews injection data, flags anomalies, and sends a report by morning. It’s helping us catch issues sooner, improve data accuracy, and build even greater trust in our climate impact reporting.

    Meet Gabe Higgins – Charm’s Injection Operator

    Team, 3 MINS READ

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.

    Emily Brinkert

    Emily Brinkert

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.

    Meet Heather Overturf - Charm's Sr. Accountant

    Team, 4 MINS READ

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. 

    Emily Brinkert

    Emily Brinkert

    Head of People

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. 

    Meet Garrett Lutz - Charm’s MRV Associate

    Team, 3 MINS READ

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.

    Emily Brinkert

    Emily Brinkert

    Head of People

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.

    Bio-Oil and American-Made Steel: How Charm Will Decarbonize Ironmaking

    Company update, 5 MINS READ

    At Charm, we’re charting a path to produce low-carbon iron—right here in America. Led by our ironmaking expert Brian Jamieson, we recently received the Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Technology Committee’s 2024 Best Paper Award from the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) for our work on “Carbon-Negative Ironmaking Using Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Gasification”

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    At Charm, we’re charting a path to produce low-carbon iron—right here in America. Led by our ironmaking expert Brian Jamieson, we recently received the Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Technology Committee’s 2024 Best Paper Award from the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) for our work on “Carbon-Negative Ironmaking Using Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Gasification”

    The Shortest Slippiest Path

    Carbon removal, 4 MINS READ

    As we’ve scaled up operations, we’ve had to tackle the challenge of making bio-oil flow smoothly while meeting strict regulatory requirements that ensure the bio-oil goes–and stays–where it’s intended. We tested a range of solutions, from refining our manufacturing methods to experimenting with complex multi-pump setups at the wellhead. But the best solution turned out to be the simplest…the shortest…and the slippiest.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    As we’ve scaled up operations, we’ve had to tackle the challenge of making bio-oil flow smoothly while meeting strict regulatory requirements that ensure the bio-oil goes–and stays–where it’s intended. We tested a range of solutions, from refining our manufacturing methods to experimenting with complex multi-pump setups at the wellhead. But the best solution turned out to be the simplest…the shortest…and the slippiest.

    The Charm Underground - 2024 Year in Review

    Company update, 8 MINS READ

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    The Charm Underground - November 2024

    Company update, 4 MINS READ

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Meet Tommy — Charm's Controller

    Team, 4 MINS READ

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. Today I’m very excited to introduce you all to Tommy Leese. Coming from the world of public and corporate accounting, Tommy now brings his financial acumen to the fast-paced early stage startup world where he spends his days analyzing financial data, identifying discrepancies, and implementing changes to drive long-term financial health. So, how does a former corporate accountant like Tommy end up at a carbon removal startup? Let’s find out.

    Emily Brinkert

    Emily Brinkert

    Head of People

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. Today I’m very excited to introduce you all to Tommy Leese. Coming from the world of public and corporate accounting, Tommy now brings his financial acumen to the fast-paced early stage startup world where he spends his days analyzing financial data, identifying discrepancies, and implementing changes to drive long-term financial health. So, how does a former corporate accountant like Tommy end up at a carbon removal startup? Let’s find out.

    The Charm Underground - October 2024

    Company update, 6 MINS READ

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Meet Jess — Our Head of Workplace

    Team, 5 MINS READ

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. Today I’m very excited to introduce you all to Jess Hogan. Jess brings over two decades of expertise in scaling operations, strategic communications, and delivering measurable results. Previously, Jess led strategy for Bolder Industries, which focuses on using waste streams to create circular products and decarbonize rubber, plastics, and petrochemicals. So, what does it take to scale Workplace for one of the fastest growing carbon removal teams on the planet? Let’s find out.

    Emily Brinkert

    Emily Brinkert

    Head of People

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. Today I’m very excited to introduce you all to Jess Hogan. Jess brings over two decades of expertise in scaling operations, strategic communications, and delivering measurable results. Previously, Jess led strategy for Bolder Industries, which focuses on using waste streams to create circular products and decarbonize rubber, plastics, and petrochemicals. So, what does it take to scale Workplace for one of the fastest growing carbon removal teams on the planet? Let’s find out.

    Meet Eldon — Our Principal Scientist

    Team, 5 MINS READ

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. Today I’m very excited to introduce you all to Eldon Chou. Eldon is an early-stage life sciences startup veteran with over 10 years of experience in developing and applying CRISPR-Cas technology for precision gene editing applications. He’s published groundbreaking research and patents on CRISPR gene editing, RNAi gene modulation, and novel cell delivery methods. So, what do cancer-eating macrophages and carbon removal have in common? Let’s find out.

    Emily Brinkert

    Emily Brinkert

    Head of People

    Meet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. Today I’m very excited to introduce you all to Eldon Chou. Eldon is an early-stage life sciences startup veteran with over 10 years of experience in developing and applying CRISPR-Cas technology for precision gene editing applications. He’s published groundbreaking research and patents on CRISPR gene editing, RNAi gene modulation, and novel cell delivery methods. So, what do cancer-eating macrophages and carbon removal have in common? Let’s find out.

    Introducing Ledger: A System for Reliably Monitoring & Reporting Biomass Carbon Removal at Scale

    Measurement, Reporting, and Verification, 12 MINS READ

    In August, Charm announced that we delivered our first Isometric-verified tonnes to Shopify, Stripe, and JPMorganChase. Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) is vital to scaling carbon removal, and it’s a key part of the Charm operation. Today, we’re excited to share the architecture for Ledger – Charm’s system for reliably measuring & reporting net removals for biomass-based carbon removal for registry verification & credit issuance. This post explores the problems we set out to solve, how we run Ledger and MRV to ensure high-quality removals, and our plans for gigatonne scale MRV.

    Saumya Jain
    Max Lavine

    +1

    In August, Charm announced that we delivered our first Isometric-verified tonnes to Shopify, Stripe, and JPMorganChase. Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) is vital to scaling carbon removal, and it’s a key part of the Charm operation. Today, we’re excited to share the architecture for Ledger – Charm’s system for reliably measuring & reporting net removals for biomass-based carbon removal for registry verification & credit issuance. This post explores the problems we set out to solve, how we run Ledger and MRV to ensure high-quality removals, and our plans for gigatonne scale MRV.

    The Charm Underground - Q3 Wrap Up

    Company update, 5 MINS READ

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Kevin Niparko joins Charm Industrial to lead Product & MRV

    Team, 2 MINS READ

    Every carbon removal company agrees: Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) is a notoriously hard problem. Really hard. Today, we’re announcing Kevin Niparko, former VP of Product at Twilio & Co-founder of CDR.fyi is joining Charm to build the digital operating system to power Charm’s MRV for the road ahead.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    Every carbon removal company agrees: Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) is a notoriously hard problem. Really hard. Today, we’re announcing Kevin Niparko, former VP of Product at Twilio & Co-founder of CDR.fyi is joining Charm to build the digital operating system to power Charm’s MRV for the road ahead.

    Charm Delivers First-Ever Isometric Verified Carbon Removals to Stripe, Shopify & JP Morgan Chase

    Measurement, Reporting, and Verification, 4 MINS READ

    When Charm delivered its first carbon removals to Stripe back in 2021, the removals were verified via a FaceTime call from Charm’s CEO to the Stripe team. Today, we’re thrilled to announce the delivery of the first-ever Isometric verified carbon dioxide removal credits (equivalent to 105 tonnes) to our customers, Stripe, Shopify and JP Morgan Chase. This is a pivotal moment for Charm and the entire Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) sector, reflecting our joint commitment to exceptional quality and scientific rigor. We’re excited to share how this delivery signifies a major turning point in voluntary carbon markets.

    Harris Cohn

    Harris Cohn

    Head of Sales

    When Charm delivered its first carbon removals to Stripe back in 2021, the removals were verified via a FaceTime call from Charm’s CEO to the Stripe team. Today, we’re thrilled to announce the delivery of the first-ever Isometric verified carbon dioxide removal credits (equivalent to 105 tonnes) to our customers, Stripe, Shopify and JP Morgan Chase. This is a pivotal moment for Charm and the entire Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) sector, reflecting our joint commitment to exceptional quality and scientific rigor. We’re excited to share how this delivery signifies a major turning point in voluntary carbon markets.

    The SBTi Report on Carbon Offsets Omits the Hardest Truth

    Carbon removal, 8 MINS READ

    SBTi is not providing timely guidance to cost effectively achieve net zero. Corporations need to prioritize buying high-quality carbon removals.

    Harris Cohn

    Harris Cohn

    Head of Sales

    SBTi is not providing timely guidance to cost effectively achieve net zero. Corporations need to prioritize buying high-quality carbon removals.

    The Charm Underground - July 2024

    Company update, 4 MINS READ

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    The Charm Underground - June 2024

    Company update, 4 MINS READ

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    The Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.

    Getting Climate Back on Track: More, Faster

    Climate, 5 MINS READ

    We are not on the 1.5 °C pathway set forth by the Paris climate agreement. We are nowhere close. We are not even on the 2 °C pathway. We all need to stop burying our heads in the sand and have the courage to say that loudly and clearly.

    Edward Young

    Edward Young

    Head of Research

    We are not on the 1.5 °C pathway set forth by the Paris climate agreement. We are nowhere close. We are not even on the 2 °C pathway. We all need to stop burying our heads in the sand and have the courage to say that loudly and clearly.

    Net-Zero Peanut Wagons & the Perfect Chip: Optimizing Biomass Processing at Charm

    Biomass Processing, 6 MINS READ

    Over the past year, we completely redesigned our approach to biomass processing. Our goal was to minimize our carbon footprint while maximizing our throughput. The journey to the “perfect chip” took us across the country to test wood chippers and loading systems; it required hundreds of engineering hours spent analyzing chipping yields and updating test plans for drying techniques; and it ushered in a new fleet of processing equipment.

    Mark Hamann

    Mark Hamann

    Sr. Mechanical Engineer

    Over the past year, we completely redesigned our approach to biomass processing. Our goal was to minimize our carbon footprint while maximizing our throughput. The journey to the “perfect chip” took us across the country to test wood chippers and loading systems; it required hundreds of engineering hours spent analyzing chipping yields and updating test plans for drying techniques; and it ushered in a new fleet of processing equipment.

    DOE Recognizes Charm Industrial in Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Pilot Prize | Charm Industrial

    Carbon removal, 3 MINS READ

    The United States government is starting to buy carbon removals and Charm is one of the semifinalists for 10 purchases up to $3M each. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected semifinalists based on criteria that prioritize “comprehensive and rigorous life cycle analysis, techno economic analysis and thorough background and support for its commercial readiness.”

    Nora Cohen Brown

    Nora Cohen Brown

    Head of Policy

    The United States government is starting to buy carbon removals and Charm is one of the semifinalists for 10 purchases up to $3M each. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected semifinalists based on criteria that prioritize “comprehensive and rigorous life cycle analysis, techno economic analysis and thorough background and support for its commercial readiness.”

    Isometric Releases Full Protocol for Bio-Oil Geological Storage for Public Comment

    Measurement, Reporting, and Verification, 3 MINS READ

    Carbon offset have been off the rails for a while with serious over-crediting issues and sometimes outright fraud. Charm will be using a stringent methodology housed on a registry purpose built to solve both issues.

    Harris Cohn

    Harris Cohn

    Head of Sales

    Carbon offset have been off the rails for a while with serious over-crediting issues and sometimes outright fraud. Charm will be using a stringent methodology housed on a registry purpose built to solve both issues.

    Meet Caleb — Field Injection Operations

    Team, 3 MINS READ

    Meet Caleb, who's helping scale Charm’s field injection operations. Caleb learned the trade in oil & gas operations hauling saltwater, and in agriculture fixing irrigation systems.

    Nora Cohen Brown

    Nora Cohen Brown

    Head of Policy

    Meet Caleb, who's helping scale Charm’s field injection operations. Caleb learned the trade in oil & gas operations hauling saltwater, and in agriculture fixing irrigation systems.

    How Aledade Established A Multi-Million Dollar Climate Program

    Customers, 7 MINS READ

    How one employee helped create a multi-million dollar carbon credit program.

    Sebastian Smith

    Sebastian Smith

    Go-to-Market

    How one employee helped create a multi-million dollar carbon credit program.

    Meet Adam — Our Pyrolysis Operator

    Team, 4 MINS READ

    Meet Adam, one of Charm’s pyrolysis operators. He grew up in the Colorado outdoors, and built mechanical and electrical experience in the wind power and cell tower industries.

    Nora's Picture

    Nora Cohen Brown

    Head of Policy

    Meet Adam, one of Charm’s pyrolysis operators. He grew up in the Colorado outdoors, and built mechanical and electrical experience in the wind power and cell tower industries.

    Charm Industrial Could Add up to 200,000 Jobs to US Economy by 2040

    Economy, 4 MINS READ

    Charm could create more than 200,000 jobs and over $20B in new GDP by 2040.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    Charm could create more than 200,000 jobs and over $20B in new GDP by 2040.

    Meet Jen — Carbon Removal Geologist

    Team, 5 MINS READ

    Meet Jen, who left the oil & gas industry to join Charm as our first geologist. She leads Charm’s subsurface science and sequestration efforts.

    Nora Cohen Brown

    Nora Cohen Brown

    Head of Policy

    Meet Jen, who left the oil & gas industry to join Charm as our first geologist. She leads Charm’s subsurface science and sequestration efforts.

    Accelerating Carbon Removal with our $100m Series B

    Company, 3 MINS READ

    We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised $100m in Series B funding! This comes on the heels of our market-leading delivery of over 6,200 tons of carbon removal, and record-breaking new deals with Frontier and JPMorgan Chase to permanently remove an additional 140,000 tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide via bio-oil sequestration. With this new funding in hand, we’re excited to dramatically expand our operations in the American heartland in the years ahead.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised $100m in Series B funding! This comes on the heels of our market-leading delivery of over 6,200 tons of carbon removal, and record-breaking new deals with Frontier and JPMorgan Chase to permanently remove an additional 140,000 tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide via bio-oil sequestration. With this new funding in hand, we’re excited to dramatically expand our operations in the American heartland in the years ahead.

    Soil Impacts and Improvements

    Monitoring, Reporting and Verification, 3 MINS READ

    We’ve designed our process to improve soil carbon and soil structure by returning char to the soil, maintain nutrients and micronutrients by returning ash with that char, and avoid negative erosion and microbiome impacts by only processing a portion of the residue on the field.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    We’ve designed our process to improve soil carbon and soil structure by returning char to the soil, maintain nutrients and micronutrients by returning ash with that char, and avoid negative erosion and microbiome impacts by only processing a portion of the residue on the field.

    Opening our Colorado Miniforge Site

    Company, 2 MINS READ

    We’re excited to announce that we’re opening a second location in Fort Lupton, Colorado, just outside of Denver, called the Charm Miniforge. The site will be responsible for biomass processing R&D, bio-oil gasification and ironmaking R&D, and forward-deployed pyrolysis testing and operations.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    We’re excited to announce that we’re opening a second location in Fort Lupton, Colorado, just outside of Denver, called the Charm Miniforge. The site will be responsible for biomass processing R&D, bio-oil gasification and ironmaking R&D, and forward-deployed pyrolysis testing and operations.

    Next Level Transparency in Carbon Removal

    Monitoring, Reporting and Verification, 3 MINS READ

    Today we’re announcing the release of the prototype protocol for bio-oil sequestration authored by scientists and experts at Carbon Direct and EcoEngineers. We’re also rolling out major transparency upgrades to our carbon ledger to show the complete life cycle analysis for every one of our carbon removal deliveries, publicly.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    Today we’re announcing the release of the prototype protocol for bio-oil sequestration authored by scientists and experts at Carbon Direct and EcoEngineers. We’re also rolling out major transparency upgrades to our carbon ledger to show the complete life cycle analysis for every one of our carbon removal deliveries, publicly.

    Corn Cobs: Fuel of Nightmares

    Engineering, 6 MINS READ

    Earlier this year, in the bitter cold of Kansas winter, we began field testing our first scaled pyrolyzer, designed to process 10 tons of biomass per day. The pyrolyzer processed California wheat straw just fine. But now in Kansas, corn stover turned out to be a bit different. The bales not only had leaves and stalks, but also cobs and rocks.

    Lauren Murray

    Lauren Murray

    Engineering Manager

    Earlier this year, in the bitter cold of Kansas winter, we began field testing our first scaled pyrolyzer, designed to process 10 tons of biomass per day. The pyrolyzer processed California wheat straw just fine. But now in Kansas, corn stover turned out to be a bit different. The bales not only had leaves and stalks, but also cobs and rocks.

    Our Path towards Monitoring, Reporting and Verification

    Monitoring, Reporting and Verification, 5 MINS READ

    Today we’re sharing our path toward rigorous monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) for bio-oil sequestration. We're sharing an update on how we view this work to understand the broader community's view and to serve as a resource for other founders seeking to develop MRV for their own pathways.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    Today we’re sharing our path toward rigorous monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) for bio-oil sequestration. We're sharing an update on how we view this work to understand the broader community's view and to serve as a resource for other founders seeking to develop MRV for their own pathways.

    Largest Permanent Carbon Removal Delivery of All Time

    Carbon removal, 2 MINS READ

    Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve delivered over 5,000 tons CO₂e removal since January, our first (partial!) year of operation. We believe this represents the world’s largest permanent carbon dioxide removal delivery of all time.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve delivered over 5,000 tons CO₂e removal since January, our first (partial!) year of operation. We believe this represents the world’s largest permanent carbon dioxide removal delivery of all time.

    Charm Completes Removal of 1,000 tons CO₂e for Shopify Ahead of Schedule

    Carbon removal, 3 MINS READ

    In September 2020, Shopify purchased 1,000 tons of carbon removal from Charm. Shopify’s carbon is now permanently sequestered, and we’ve signed an expanded agreement to remove another 3,000 tons CO₂e for Shopify by the end of 2023.

    Katie Holligan

    Katie Holligan

    Head of Operations

    In September 2020, Shopify purchased 1,000 tons of carbon removal from Charm. Shopify’s carbon is now permanently sequestered, and we’ve signed an expanded agreement to remove another 3,000 tons CO₂e for Shopify by the end of 2023.

    Charm Delivers Stripe's Carbon Removal Purchase Ahead-of-Schedule

    Carbon removal, 2 MINS READ

    Stripe purchased 416 tons CO₂e in carbon removal from Charm in May 2020, as our very first customer. That carbon is now permanently sequestered in geological storage.

    Peter Reinhardt

    Peter Reinhardt

    CEO

    Stripe purchased 416 tons CO₂e in carbon removal from Charm in May 2020, as our very first customer. That carbon is now permanently sequestered in geological storage.

    A New Negative Emissions Method and Our First Customer

    Carbon removal, 2 MINS READ

    Bio-oil is produced through fast pyrolysis of waste biomass, then transported to an injection well, prepared for injection, and pumped underground. In the US these injection wells are regulated under EPA Underground Injection Control. The process effectively takes atmospheric CO₂, captures it in biomass, converts the biomass to a liquid similar to crude oil but with half the energy content, and injects it into rock formations that have stored crude oil for hundreds of millions of years. In the coming months we plan to publish a white paper documenting this new method in detail.

    Shaun Meehan

    Shaun Meehan

    Chief Scientist

    Bio-oil is produced through fast pyrolysis of waste biomass, then transported to an injection well, prepared for injection, and pumped underground. In the US these injection wells are regulated under EPA Underground Injection Control. The process effectively takes atmospheric CO₂, captures it in biomass, converts the biomass to a liquid similar to crude oil but with half the energy content, and injects it into rock formations that have stored crude oil for hundreds of millions of years. In the coming months we plan to publish a white paper documenting this new method in detail.

    The Challenges of Removing Particulate

    Engineering, 15 MINS READ

    Charm had a major milestone recently - the company turned 2 years old! More than ever, the team is driven to return the atmosphere to 280ppm CO2, and to do so profitably. We have been working hard designing, building and testing a gasifier that produces cost-competitive industrial hydrogen from biomass. (Did you know hydrogen is an existing $150B/year market and is responsible for 3% of global CO2 emissions?)

    Lauren Murray

    Lauren Murray

    Mechanical Engineer

    Charm had a major milestone recently - the company turned 2 years old! More than ever, the team is driven to return the atmosphere to 280ppm CO2, and to do so profitably. We have been working hard designing, building and testing a gasifier that produces cost-competitive industrial hydrogen from biomass. (Did you know hydrogen is an existing $150B/year market and is responsible for 3% of global CO2 emissions?)

    Making Grass Flow Like Water to Save the Planet

    Engineering, 7 MINS READ

    There are many challenges associated with gasification, especially when it comes to gasification of grasses, which are preferable for their high yield and low cost per dry ton. The biggest challenges are ash slagging, acid gas removal, heat transfer into the grass, optimal moisture content, ash disposal, and a very long list of other fascinating puzzles… (we’re hiring!) but today we’re going to talk about one challenge that seemed extremely easy at first glance: how do you load grass into the gasifier?

    Kelly Hering

    Kelly Hering

    Chief Technology Officer

    There are many challenges associated with gasification, especially when it comes to gasification of grasses, which are preferable for their high yield and low cost per dry ton. The biggest challenges are ash slagging, acid gas removal, heat transfer into the grass, optimal moisture content, ash disposal, and a very long list of other fascinating puzzles… (we’re hiring!) but today we’re going to talk about one challenge that seemed extremely easy at first glance: how do you load grass into the gasifier?