by Chris Olson | Aug 19, 2019 | Website
In a recent interview, Edmonton mayor Don Iverson stated that drastic measures would need to be taken in order to meet the city’s emissions reduction goals. Mayor Iverson also pointed out that this is an economic opportunity for companies looking to innovate...
by Chris Olson | Aug 2, 2019 | Website
IRSI has partnered with Biomass Energy Techniques (http://biomassenergytechniques.com) to produce thermal energy and biochar in Edmonton. BET’s 61S will be able to handle up to a ton of feedstock every hour, allowing us to process over 100 tons of waste material...
by Chris Olson | Sep 14, 2017 | Website
The close out of the growing season has had some fruitful results for the IRSI biochar blends in Drayton Valley, Alberta. Michelle Bossert had positive results with the biochar blends that were produced, in part, from the Ulysses Slow Pyrolysis System working...
by Chris Olson | Jul 19, 2017 | Website
IRSI is excited to showcase the great work from Michelle’s greenhouse just outside Drayton Valley. So far the most promising blend is a biochar/humalite/soil mix. The humic acid was sourced from Canadian Humalite International Inc and seems to be a fantastic...
by Chris Olson | Jul 15, 2017 | Website
IRSI has supplied biochar produced in Drayton Valley at the Ulysses Slow Pyrolysis System to a small scale farmer to see how much of an impact the biochar material can have on the marginal soils in the area. Biochar has a litany of benefits in soil and range from...
by Chris Olson | Feb 9, 2017 | Website
Biochar Production Video The Ulysses slow pyrolysis system has begun to produce biochar in Drayton Valley, Alberta. The optimization of the Ulysses system is still being fine tuned, but the first batch of biochar produce through the continuous feed slow pyrolysis...
