In January 2025, Google announced a 100,000 tons carbon offtake agreement from a biochar project in Gujarat, India.
A few notes on the deal:
- Project developer: Varaha
- Project type: carbon removal via biochar
- Project details: 6 industrial biochar reactors, each sequestering 30tons CO2/day
- CO2 removals: 100,000 tons
- Offtake length: 5 years
- Due diligence timeline: 7 months
Read my full deep dive on Trellis.net, here:
https://trellis.net/article/google-indian-startup-largest-biochar-carbon-removal-deal-ever/