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The Charm Duo: Charm Bio-oil and Charm Biochar
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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
Head of Sales
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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.
Can I Use ChatGPT if I Care About the Climate?
Carbon removal, 6 MINS READAI is quickly becoming the engine behind research breakthroughs, productivity gains, and—at times—the fight against climate change itself. But this transformative tech comes with a serious global emissions price tag, and the AI industry has the responsibility to mitigate and manage their emissions from the beginning.
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Kevin Niparko
Head of Product
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AI is quickly becoming the engine behind research breakthroughs, productivity gains, and—at times—the fight against climate change itself. But this transformative tech comes with a serious global emissions price tag, and the AI industry has the responsibility to mitigate and manage their emissions from the beginning.
Modular Pyrolysis, Massive Impact: Experts Predict Bio-Oil Will Beat the Cost Curve, Deliver durable <$200 CDR
Company update, 8 MINS READRecent analysis from researchers at Iowa State University found that biomass-fed modular fast pyrolysis processing units paired with permanent bio-oil sequestration can drive significant climate impact at a low cost.
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Colleene Thomas
Agriculture and Forestry Policy Lead
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Recent analysis from researchers at Iowa State University found that biomass-fed modular fast pyrolysis processing units paired with permanent bio-oil sequestration can drive significant climate impact at a low cost.
Battling Gremlins on the Way to Gigatons: The Bighorn Journey
Engineering, 9 MINS READAt Charm, we’re often asked what stands between us and gigaton-scale carbon removal. There are many academic answers to this: policy frameworks; economic market incentives; technological learning curves. All of these are right, in their own way. But as one of the leading carbon removal companies that is removing carbon today, there’s an often overlooked challenge. What does it mean to scale operations for a new hardware and manufacturing technology? What breaks when you go from running one carbon sucking machine some of the time, to a fleet of machines all the time? In this post, we’re going to take you through the key moments and highlights over the last 12 month journey in scaling durable carbon removals. It’s the gritty, zoomed-in view of technological progress, full of engineering surprises, clog-busting ingenuity, and G.O.A.T. hotflows.
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Dillon Card
Director of Operations Engineering
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At Charm, we’re often asked what stands between us and gigaton-scale carbon removal. There are many academic answers to this: policy frameworks; economic market incentives; technological learning curves. All of these are right, in their own way. But as one of the leading carbon removal companies that is removing carbon today, there’s an often overlooked challenge. What does it mean to scale operations for a new hardware and manufacturing technology? What breaks when you go from running one carbon sucking machine some of the time, to a fleet of machines all the time? In this post, we’re going to take you through the key moments and highlights over the last 12 month journey in scaling durable carbon removals. It’s the gritty, zoomed-in view of technological progress, full of engineering surprises, clog-busting ingenuity, and G.O.A.T. hotflows.
Why Capgemini’s Long-Term Deal with Charm Industrial Matters—For Everyone
Customers, 4 MINS READCapgemini 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
Head of Sales
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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 READThe 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.
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Peter Reinhardt
CEO
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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 READMeet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.
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Emily Brinkert
Head of People
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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 READAgent350 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
Head of Product & MRV
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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 READMeet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.
Emily Brinkert
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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 READMeet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.
Emily Brinkert
Head of People
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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 READMeet the Charmers is a series spotlighting the talented team behind Charm Industrial working to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.
Emily Brinkert
Head of People
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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 READAt 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
CEO
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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 READAs 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
CEO
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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 READThe Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.
Peter Reinhardt
CEO
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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 READThe Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.
Peter Reinhardt
CEO
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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 READMeet 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.
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Emily Brinkert
Head of People
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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 READThe Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.
Peter Reinhardt
CEO
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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 READMeet 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
Head of People
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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 READMeet 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
Head of People
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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 READIn 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.
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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 READThe Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.
Peter Reinhardt
CEO
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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 READEvery 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
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 READWhen 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
Head of Sales
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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 READSBTi is not providing timely guidance to cost effectively achieve net zero. Corporations need to prioritize buying high-quality carbon removals.
Harris Cohn
Head of Sales
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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 READThe Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.
Peter Reinhardt
CEO
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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 READThe Charm Underground is a monthly series sharing our progress & learnings as we scale carbon removal to gigatonne scale.
Peter Reinhardt
CEO
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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 READWe 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.
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Edward Young
Head of Research
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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 READOver 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.
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Mark Hamann
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
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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 READThe 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.”
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Nora Cohen Brown
Head of Policy
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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 READCarbon 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
Head of Sales
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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 READMeet 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
Head of Policy
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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 READHow one employee helped create a multi-million dollar carbon credit program.
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Sebastian Smith
Go-to-Market
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How one employee helped create a multi-million dollar carbon credit program.
Meet Adam — Our Pyrolysis Operator
Team, 4 MINS READMeet 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 Cohen Brown
Head of Policy
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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 READCharm could create more than 200,000 jobs and over $20B in new GDP by 2040.
Peter Reinhardt
CEO
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Charm could create more than 200,000 jobs and over $20B in new GDP by 2040.
Meet Jen — Carbon Removal Geologist
Team, 5 MINS READMeet 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
Head of Policy
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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 READWe’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
CEO
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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 READWe’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
CEO
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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 READWe’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
CEO
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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 READToday 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
CEO
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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 READEarlier 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.
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Lauren Murray
Engineering Manager
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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 READToday 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
CEO
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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 READToday 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
CEO
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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 READIn 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.
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Katie Holligan
Head of Operations
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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 READStripe 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
CEO
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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 READBio-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.
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Shaun Meehan
Chief Scientist
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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 READCharm 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
Mechanical Engineer
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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 READThere 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?
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Kelly Hering
Chief Technology Officer
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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?