Current Research

Flux Farm is currently investigating the feasibility of processing biomass (mountain pine beetle kill, dedicated energy crops, municipal solid waste, cop residues, etc.) through a distributed network of bioenergy pyrolyzers.  We wish to identify possible markets for the bioenergy produced, and better understand how western pasturelands respond to the application of biochar.

Funding was received from the Colorado Department of Agriculture's Advancing Colorado's Renewable Energy (ACRE) program to conduct our study "Carbon negative bioenergy though the soil sequestration of biochar on western Colorado pastureland: measuring the effects on forage yield, soil chemical properties, and microbial activity."  Our partners include: Colorado State University, BEST Energies, Dynamotive Energy Corporation, The Aspen Valley Land Trust, The USDA Agricultural Research Service, and Flying Dog Ranch West.