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SCS GmbH, headquartered in Stuttgart, produces certified biochar in Leinfelden-Echterdingen – at the region's first continuous pyrolysis plant. Using regional biomass, the process yields not only EBC-certified biochar for soils, urban trees, viticulture and substrates, but also renewable heat for two local district heating networks. SCS combines climate protection with regional circular thinking: CO₂ is permanently stored, residual materials become resources, and the impact is measurable – as a carbon sink, as a soil improver, and as a certified CO₂ certificate.
About SCS GmbH: SCS GmbH produces EBC-certified biochar in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, making a measurable contribution to climate protection. Biochar sequesters CO₂ for centuries, improves soils and creates new value from regional biomass. More information at scs.earth
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Biochar is not a promise – it is physical proof. What we produce in Leinfelden sequesters CO₂ for centuries. That is measurable, certifiable and available right now.
We don't talk about climate protection – we produce it. 24 hours a day, right in the Stuttgart region. Leinfelden proves that continuous pyrolysis works at industrial scale.
Cities plant trees and then wonder why they die. The soil is the problem. With biochar substrates, urban trees survive even under asphalt – that's not theory, that's what our projects demonstrate.
Pyrolysis is the only process I know that simultaneously removes CO₂ from the atmosphere and generates renewable heat. Our plant supplies two district heating networks today – that's a double climate contribution from a single process.
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Pyrolysis is the thermochemical conversion of biomass at 550–800°C in the absence of oxygen. Unlike combustion, the carbon in the biomass is not released but instead converted into stable biochar. Usable heat is generated at the same time. Pyrolysis is widely regarded as one of the few technologies with a proven CO₂-negative effect.
Biochar is the solid product of pyrolysis. It consists of more than 70% stable carbon that demonstrably remains in the soil for centuries. In addition to its role as a carbon sink, biochar improves soil structure, water retention and microbial life. It is approved in the EU as a soil improver and can be certified to the EBC standard.
A CO₂ certificate documents the permanent sequestration of one tonne of CO₂ equivalent in biochar. Unlike reforestation credits, the storage in EBC-certified biochar is physically stable and verifiable over centuries. Companies can purchase these certificates to credibly offset unavoidable emissions – or have their own biomass certified by SCS.
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