Aiming to become a global leader in biochar production

The company has developed a biochar product designed to replace coal and cut CO2 emissions by 90 per cent. It will also produce valuable biochemicals.

More specifically, the product is wood pellets made from raw materials sourced from Norwegian and Swedish sawmills, which in turn source their timber from sustainably managed forests. This is why Bjørn Halvard Knappskog, CEO of Arbaflame, describes what they produce as green pellets and sustainable fuel.

The technology has been under development since the company was founded in 2005, and Arbaflame has opened its first full-scale commercial plant outside Kongsvinger. As several EU countries set deadlines for phasing out coal, Arbaflame plans to build more plants across Europe to meet future demand.

The ambition is to become one of the world's largest producers of biocoal within ten years.

'Thanks to Enova and Innovation Norway, we are now in a position to export this technology internationally and accelerate the phase-out of coal in Europe,' says Knappskog.