| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Secondary pathways | Mineralization |
| Country | Kenya |
| Website | https://www.pyrogen.energy/ |
| pyrogen-energy | |
| Status | 🟢 Active (score: 65/100) |
| Company size | Micro (under 10) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| CDR Focus | supplier |
About
Pyrogen is a Kenya-based biochar-concrete carbon removal startup founded in 2022 and headquartered in Gilgil. It produces biochar from invasive and waste biomass and incorporates it into patented low-carbon concrete mix designs for construction products, and is developing a commercial pilot plant in Baringo County targeting ~3,000 tonnes CO2 sequestration per year at full capacity.
History
- 2026-09-15 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 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.