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About Epic Char

Epic Char exists to bring about the production of high-quality, certified Biochar to meet market demand.​​

We work with stakeholders to deliver successful Biochar projects. We know the PYREG system has the scale, the environmental and technical pedigree. It has the proven quality over time and by Standard Certifiers.

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​The most challenging aspect for many projects is ensuring there are buyers for the Biochar.  We work closely with the market and the science community to understand how best to maximise and measure the benefits of biochar.  This work enables us to offer offtake purchase agreements for each Biochar project at a suitable price and term to make the financials for the project attractive.  We can also offer purchase agreements available for the electricity and the Biochar Carbon Removal credits.

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Our role extends to ensuring the volume and quality of the Biochar and Biochar Carbon Removal credits meets international standards, so we stay involved and support every project for as long as the offtake agreement is in place.

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We're a small, focused team with the range of expertise needed to get Epic results from Biochar projects. Our expertise includes:

  • Finance & Partnerships

  • Project Design: Life Cycle Analysis & MRV

  • Project Management

  • Risk, Safety and Quality Management 

  • Operations Support

  • Commissioning & PM

  • Offtake Agreements

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In NZ & Australia, Epic Char is a Distributor of PYREG, the world's leading Certified Biochar system.

Epic Char is a proud Member of:

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Our Team

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Richard Dellabarca
Executive Chair

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Andrew Stone
CEO

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Founder and BDM of Epic Char, Andrew’s commercial history has been in bringing demand to new technologies. With the launch of Epic Char, his focus has been split three ways:

  • Generating investors in PYREG equipment from the private and public sectors.

  • Managing demand for end users of certified Biochar, BCRs and energy.

  • Advancing the understanding at all levels of NZ Government of the full potential of the Biochar industry, particularly in the face of significant local and global climate change effects.

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Richard Gibson
Director and Project Management

Richard is managing our initial projects and oversees our sustainability, safety and quality management systems.  

  • Richard has a wealth of business experience having previously founded Impac (one of NZ's leading H&S providers) where he built its consulting, training and IT services. 

  • He has managed numerous large service and IT implementation projects for government departments and large corporate clients. 

  • Richard has been consulting throughout his career and is recognised as one of NZ's leading experts in risk and safety management. 

  • More recently, he has become focused on wider sustainability risks and potential solutions - hence his interest in biochar! â€‹

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  • Currently Founder of EV Infrastructure Partners and Director of Drive Electric

  • Former CEO of ChargeNet and Government investment agency, NZ Growth Capital Partners

  • Founder of Artimi, Solvency II Solutions and Pocketwise

  • Former Director of New Zealand Post, New Zealand Rugby, Auckland Blues, ASX Listed Harmoney and NZX Listed Wynyard Group, former Chair of UK Stock Exchange ISDX, and Solvency II Solutions.

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