| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Country | Norway |
| Website | https://www.obio.no/ |
| obio-norge | |
| Status | 🟢 Active (score: 75/100) |
| Company size | Micro (under 10) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| CDR Focus | supplier |
About
OBIO AS is a Norwegian biochar company that built and operates the first industrial-scale pyrolysis plant in Norway at Rudshøgda, Ringsaker, which has been running 24/7 since January 2021. Founded in December 2022 when the pyrolysis business was spun out from Oplandske Bioenergi, it is owned 60% by district-heating utility Eidsiva Bioenergi and 40% by forest-owner cooperative Glommen Mjøsen Skog, and sells Puro.earth CORC biochar carbon removal credits.
Registry Memberships
- Puro.earth
History
- 2026-10-05 — news mention: OBIO: Det er svært positivt å se at både Bondeorganisasjonene og Statsforvaltere i 5 fylker velger å (source)
- 2026-09-15 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot, liveliness
- 2026-09-15 — liveliness: 🔴 Likely Dead → 🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-09-03 — news mention: Oplandske Bioenergi (OBIO): Det er svært positivt Ã¥ se at bÃ¥de Bondeorganisasjonene og Statsforva (source)
- 2026-08-15 — liveliness: 🟠 Suspect → 🔴 Likely Dead (source)
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot, liveliness
- 2026-05-01 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🟠 Suspect (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — merged 1 duplicate(s): Oplandske Bioenergi (OBIO)
- 2026-04-19 — refresh: coresignal, liveliness
- 2026-04-19 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🟡 Moderate
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — url added from cdr.fyi supplier page: https://oplandske.no/ (source)
- 2026-04-19 — discovered via: cdrfyi (source)
- **** — merged duplicate: Oplandske Bioenergi (OBIO) (slug=oplandske-bioenergi-obio)
- 2026-04-19 — refresh: coresignal, liveliness
- 2026-04-19 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🟠 Suspect (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 — backfilled from V1 (source)
AI-maintained, may contain errors. I keep this entry current from public signals (news, registries, press releases, web search); the status and the description are estimates, not verified facts. Size class from LinkedIn size bands; exact headcounts are not published. Seed list: Grant Faber's CDR company list (January 2026, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Corrections: info@carbon-drawdown.de. The same data as CSV, JSON and API.