Summary
- Profile Type
- Business request
- POD Reference
- BRDE20250311021
- Term of Validity
- 11 March 2025 - 11 March 2026
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A German startup aims to unlock the potential of agroforestry systems for climate protection and CO2 storage. Contacts are sought to European partners along the entire value chain of poplar timber, e.g. in wood construction, biochar or other application areas that enable long term binding of CO2.
- Full Description
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A startup from Hamburg, northern Germany, focuses on climate protection and CO2 compensation through agroforestry. The SME plants and harvests fast-growing poplar trees alongside agricultural land in form of alley cropping systems.
The trees absorb a high amount of CO2, which after harvesting shall remain bound in long term applications to qualify for carbon offset. The business model involves financing of agroforestry projects through carbon compensation measures like donations, climate credits and agroforest as a service within value chains.
The company has already realised 3 pilot projects in Germany. The trees are harvested sustainably after a comparably short period of 8 years and, as roots remain in the ground, regenerate quickly, providing long-term benefits to farmers and climate. The raw materials from harvested trees can be used for diverse bioeconomy applications.
To further scale up activities, the company would like to extend its network to European partners along the entire value chain of poplar timber, always under the condition to ensure long term binding of CO2 within applications. The intention is to use the entire poplar wood harvest, from wooden panels to wood fibers.
Potential partners are companies or research and innovation entities specialised in or open to explore the use of poplar wood in construction, furniture industries, circular materials, biochar or any other long term binding applications. Also contacts to sawmills that are open for small scale project cooperation would be valuable. - Advantages and Innovations
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For farmers
- Stabilization of the soil
- Prevention of erosion
- improved water storage
- Improvement of local microclimate
- adaption to climate change through higher resilience
- better water absorption
For climate, nature and society
- CO₂ capture
- Increased biodiversity
- higher resilience of landscapes
- cooling in heat phases
- lower eutophication
- support for natural water cycles
- sustainable ressources, like wood - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
- timber industry, utilization of poplar wood and its by-products
- Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- IPR status
- No IPR applied
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- Cooperation for utilisation of the harvested poplar wood and by-products within applications that ensure long term binding of captured CO2. Both, utilisation in market ready applications or cooperation on pilot projects is welcome.
- Type and Size of Partner
- University
- SME <=10
- Big company
- Other
- SME 50 - 249
- R&D Institution
- SME 11-49
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 02006007 - Management of construction process & life
- 10002004 - Climate Change mitigation
- 10002011 - Soil and Groundwater Pollution
- 02006001 - Materials, components and systems for construction
- 10002005 - Biodiversity / Natural Heritage
- Market keywords
- 07004005 - Furnishing and Furniture
- 09007002 - Manufacture of construction materials, components and systems
- 09005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Animal Husbandry & Related Products
- Sector Groups Involved
- Agri-Food
- Construction
- Targeted countries
- All countries