EGoS

About

EGoS was founded in 2002 by Theo Houy and has been based at its current site in Bottrop-Kirchhellen since 2005, trading its biochar, feed charcoal and Terra Preta products through the Pflanzenkohle24.de online shop. The BImSchG-permitted plant produces around 22,000 L/day of high-porosity biochar (500 m²/g) along with roughly 13,000 kWh of green electricity and 19,200 kWh of heat, and the company reports absorbing around 10,000 tonnes of CO2 per year as fixed carbon. Theo Houy retired in July 2025 and Thomas Krause took over as successor.

History

• 2026-10-15 — refresh: coresignal, liveliness
• 2026-10-15 — liveliness: 🔴 Likely Dead → 🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-09-15 — refresh: screenshot
• 2026-08-15 — refresh: liveliness
• 2026-08-15 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🔴 Likely Dead (source)
• 2026-05-11 — liveliness: 🔴 Likely Dead → 🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-05-10 — news mention: Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US (source)
• 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot
• 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot, liveliness
• 2026-05-01 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🔴 Likely Dead (source)
• 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-04-19 — refresh: liveliness
• 2026-04-19 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🔴 Likely Dead (source)
• 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
• 2026-04-18 — backfilled from V1 (source)