AMATA GREEN PRESS RELEASE
Amata Green To Begin Work On Six Biomass Processing Facilities In Andalucia
March 22, 2021
Amata Green, a Maryland U.S. based sustainability company, announces its intent to open a series of six pyrolysis facilities to process agricultural biomass waste in Andalucia, Spain. Amata Green has begun the process to relocate its headquarters from the U.S. to Andalucia in order to maximize the efforts of the six facilities.
Facility locations will include Granada, Almeria, and multiple locations in Jaén. Amata Green’s facilities will be self-supporting with little to no annual draw on the power grid and will also create between 5 and 10 MW of energy per facility from renewable sources. Annual output of each facility will be between 4,000 and 10,000 t biochar, ~24 GWh thermal (850° C) surplus energy, and ~15,000 t CO2 allowances. Together, the six facilities will capture at least 48,000 tonnes (52,910.9 tons) of C02 annually, and effectively sequester this GHG from the atmosphere. Although excess energy output will be a byproduct of the facilities, Amata Green is not focused on energy production, but rather, properly disposing of agricultural biomass waste, producing biochar, and sequestering carbon.
Amata Green is a sustainability company deeply concerned about the health of the planet and the people that live here. Founder & CEO, Sandi Martin, states, “Our mission is to provide means for growers around the world to participate in saving our planet. Biochar is a great pathway to help the agricultural industry begin to employ regenerative growing practices and be more profitable in the process. Biochar will help Spanish growers meet the European national agenda for 2030 which prompts reduction in the use of hazardous chemical pesticides by 50%; reduction in fertilizer usage by at least 20%; and reduction of water usage by about 40%. We will also help growers meet the European Commission’s goal of ensuring that 25% of total farmland in Europe is organic by 2030.”
Biochar is a carbon-rich product created through pyrolysis of organic waste. The anaerobic thermal conversion of organic matter into biochar gives it unique properties that have many benefits when added to soil. In particular, the addition of biochar to highly saline soils as in Almeria has been found to relieve salinity stress on plants and improve crop yield and plant health. These positive benefits are attributed to the reduction of soil conductivity and the reduction of exchangeable sodium. This prevents the uptake of sodium by the crop and allows for greater nutrient absorption. In addition to improving crop yield, biochar increases the soil’s water holding capacity and prevents nutrient leaching. This added benefit will help to boost the health of aquifers by lowering the need for more pumping of the aquifers and reducing nutrient pollution.
In summary, the Amata Green facilities will dispose of agricultural waste through the creation of biochar. In the process, the company will create energy, sequester carbon and get one step closer to reaching their goal of providing resources for growers in Spain to participate in saving our planet. The company will commence its endeavors in Andalucia in June of 2021. Investment opportunities are now open.
For more information, please contact Sandi Martin of Amata Green, LLC at AmataGreenConsulting@gmail.com
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