Every Vivent Energy facility produces multiple high-value products simultaneously — maximising revenue per tonne of biomass and ensuring project resilience across energy and carbon market cycles.
From the same tonne of agricultural residue, Vivent Energy produces clean transport fuels, soil-improving biochar, captured CO₂, and green hydrogen — all registered and verified for carbon markets.
Biochar is the solid carbon-rich co-product of our pyrolysis process. When biomass is heated in a low-oxygen environment, up to 80% of its carbon is locked into a stable aromatic structure that resists biological decomposition for 500 to 3,000 years — making it one of the most permanent forms of carbon removal available today.
Applied to agricultural soils, biochar improves water retention, nutrient availability, and microbial activity — delivering a measurable agronomic benefit that creates demand from smallholder farmers, especially in tropical soils. Each tonne of biochar applied to soil generates 2–3 tonnes of verified CO₂e carbon removal credits, registered on the Teravanet Carbon Removal Registry.
| Carbon content | 70–85% fixed carbon |
| Permanence | 500–3,000+ years (H/C ratio <0.7) |
| Credits generated | 2.0–3.2 tCO₂e per tonne applied |
| Registry | Teravanet Carbon Removal Registry |
| Co-benefits | Soil fertility, water retention, reduced fertiliser use |
Gasification of biomass produces a hydrogen-rich syngas which, after cleaning and methanation, is upgraded to pipeline-quality biomethane — a direct, drop-in replacement for fossil natural gas. Biomethane can be injected directly into existing gas grids, used for onsite power and heat generation, or further processed into bio-LNG for transport applications.
Our upgrading process achieves methane content above 97%, meeting the most stringent gas grid injection specifications in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Lifecycle carbon intensity is typically 80–90% lower than fossil natural gas on a well-to-gate basis.
| Methane content | >97% CH₄ (after upgrading) |
| Carbon intensity | 80–90% below fossil natural gas |
| Output form | Compressed biomethane or pipeline injection |
| Applications | Power generation, industrial heat, gas grid injection |
| Certification | ISCC, RedCert, eligible for EU renewable gas certificates |
Bio-LNG is biomethane that has been purified and liquefied to −162°C, achieving the same energy density and handling properties as fossil LNG. It is a direct, certified drop-in fuel for heavy road transport, shipping, and off-grid industrial operations — no engine modification required for vehicles already running on LNG or CNG.
With a lifecycle carbon intensity typically 80–125% below fossil LNG (negative when biochar carbon credits are included in the system boundary), bio-LNG is one of the few fuels capable of delivering certified carbon-negative transport for shipping and heavy freight — sectors where electrification remains technically and economically challenging.
| Energy density | ~22 MJ/litre (equiv. to fossil LNG) |
| Lifecycle CI | −20 to −60 gCO₂e/MJ (system boundary incl. biochar) |
| Storage temp | −162°C cryogenic (standard LNG infrastructure) |
| Applications | Heavy transport, marine bunkering, off-grid power |
| Certifications | ISCC EU, RedII-compliant, IMO-eligible marine fuel |
Vivent Energy produces hydrogen via biomass gasification combined with water-gas shift reaction and pressure swing adsorption purification. When the process CO₂ is captured and the solid biochar is applied to soil, the resulting hydrogen has a negative lifecycle carbon intensity — qualifying as one of the few truly carbon-negative hydrogen pathways commercially available today.
Unlike electrolytic green hydrogen, biomass-derived hydrogen does not require large quantities of renewable electricity or electrolysers. This makes it cost-competitive and deployable in regions where renewable power is intermittent or expensive — particularly in the Global South where biomass feedstock is abundant.
| Purity | >99.97% H₂ (fuel cell grade) |
| Lifecycle CI | Negative (with CO₂ capture + biochar credit) |
| Production pathway | Biomass gasification + WGS + PSA + CCS |
| Applications | Industrial feedstock, refining, fuel cell vehicles |
| Certifications | RFNBO-eligible, CertifHy, EU Hydrogen Delegated Act |
The gasification and upgrading process generates a concentrated CO₂ stream — biogenic in origin, meaning it was recently absorbed from the atmosphere by the biomass feedstock rather than released from fossil reserves. Vivent Energy captures this CO₂ at source using point-capture equipment and either sells it directly to industrial buyers or routes it for permanent geological sequestration as a BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) pathway.
Biogenic CO₂ commands significant value: food-grade CO₂ for beverage carbonation and greenhouse cultivation, industrial-grade CO₂ for enhanced oil recovery, fire suppression, chemical production, and as a feedstock for e-fuels via Power-to-X processes.
| Source | Biogenic — recently atmospheric, not fossil |
| Purity | Food-grade (>99.9%) or industrial grade |
| Capture technology | Pressure swing or amine scrubbing at point of production |
| End uses | Beverage, greenhouse, chemicals, e-fuels, sequestration |
| Credit pathway | BECCS eligible (geological storage) or BVCM market |
Vivent Energy's containerised conversion system packages the complete biomass-to-products process into standard 20ft and 40ft ISO shipping containers. Each modular unit contains a pyrolysis-gasification reactor, syngas cleaning train, biochar collection system, and CO₂ capture unit — fully self-contained and deployable to any location accessible by road or sea without permanent site infrastructure.
Containerised units are purpose-designed for the Global South: resilient to power grid instability, operable on low-skill labour with automated process control, and sized to match the biomass availability of individual farming cooperatives, sawmills, or agro-processing facilities. Units can be combined in parallel for larger-scale operations.
| Footprint | 2 × 40ft ISO containers (reactor + utilities) |
| Biomass throughput | 2–10 tonnes per day per unit |
| Products | Biochar + syngas (upgradeable to bio-LNG or H₂) |
| Power requirement | Self-sufficient (runs on process syngas) |
| Deployment time | 6–10 weeks from delivery to first operation |
We work with energy companies, agricultural processors, municipalities, and investors to site, fund, and operate Vivent Energy facilities. Discuss your specific requirements with our team.