| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Website | https://vgridenergy.com/ |
| vgrid-energy-systems | |
| Status | 🟢 Active (score: 80/100) — verified via puro issuance on 2026-03-23 |
| Company size | Small (10 to 49) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| CDR Focus | supplier |
| Registry-verified | Puro.earth (last issuance: 2026-03-23) |
About
VGrid Energy Systems is a California-based clean energy company operating modular “Bioserver” biomass gasification units that convert agricultural waste (primarily pistachio shells) into renewable electricity and biochar. The company is Puro.earth-certified and sells CORCs, with its biochar sequestering ~2.94 tCO2e per ton, and markets retail biochar/bio-liquid products under the Persist and Karrikaid brands.
Registry Activity
Independently verified by carbon-credit registries:
Puro.earth
- 2 projects · Biochar, 2022 · crediting period 2021-03-24 → 2026-03-23 (expired) ↗
Data from Puro.earth and CarbonPlan OffsetsDB (Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, ART, Cercarbono, Isometric). Refreshed monthly.
Registry Memberships
- Puro.earth
History
- 2026-09-15 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-05-01 — liveliness: 🔴 Likely Dead → 🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: screenshot
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot, liveliness
- 2026-05-01 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🔴 Likely Dead (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 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.