| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Secondary pathways | Biomass Burial |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | https://www.reversecoal.co.uk/ |
| lapwing-energy | |
| Status | π’ 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 | division |
About
Reverse Coal is a UK biochar CDR pilot operated by Lapwing Energy, the renewable energy arm of The Lapwing Estate near Doncaster. The project grows short-rotation coppice willow on rewetted lowland peatland, pyrolyses the biomass into biochar, and buries it in a patented flooded storage repository for permanent sequestration, with waste heat powering controlled environment agriculture. It was funded through Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the UK DESNZ Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removal Innovation Programme, with the Phase 2 final report published in October 2025.
History
- 2026-10-22 β news mention: Reverse Coal - Puro.earth (source)
- 2026-09-15 β news mention: Reverse Coal: Great to speak to Farming Today about our Department for Environment, Food and Rural A (source)
- 2026-09-15 β refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-09-08 β news mention: Reverse Coal: Turning agricultural biochar into battery anodes! Γ°ΒΒΒ I am thrilled to announce that (source)
- 2026-08-15 β liveliness: π΄ Likely Dead β π’ Active (source)
- 2026-07-26 β news mention: Reverse Coal: Turning agricultural biochar into battery anodes! π I am thrilled to announce that our (source)
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: screenshot
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: coresignal, screenshot, liveliness
- 2026-05-01 β liveliness: π’ Active β π΄ Likely Dead (source)
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=division liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 β refresh: coresignal, liveliness
- 2026-04-19 β liveliness: π’ Active β π΄ Likely Dead (source)
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 β 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.