The Pyrolizer is a Agricultural robot developed by Applied Carbon (United States), launched 2024, priced at $300,000 USD.
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Overview
Applied Carbon has developed a mobile, in-field agricultural robot called a pyrolizer that picks up crop waste left after harvesting and converts it into carbon-rich biochar in a single pass. The resulting product is deposited back onto the field, simultaneously increasing soil health, improving crop yields, reducing fertilizer needs, and providing a carbon removal and storage solution that lasts millions of years. The machine picks up field residues such as corn, rice, and cotton, chops it up and blows it into a processor that prepares the material for the reactor. The reactor heats the biomass to 1,000ºF in a limited-oxygen environment creating biochar and syngas, a gaseous substance. A fraction of the syngas burns to generate the heat to sustain the pyrolysis reaction. The excess syngas moves through a cyclone to remove fine particles, then enters a thermal oxidizer to destroy exhaust, until it releases as clean heat. The resulting biochar is drenched with water and spread onto the field with minimal soil disturbance.
Flagship features
- Fully automated operation with remote monitoring via app
- Heat exchanger integrated into hood for process heat recovery (up to 240 kW)
- Can be operated manually for test series
- Modular design for quick setup and outdoor installation
- Three-phase electrical connection required (32 A rated current)
- Water connection needed (minimum 1 inch pipe diameter)
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Deployments
Applied Carbon (company-owned and operated fleet)
Viability
XPRIZE finalist
Price
Availability
Specifications
Category: Agricultural- Launch year
- 2024
- Price
- $300,000 USD
- Status
- active
Company profile
- Funding raised
- $21.5M
- Founded
- 2020
Detailed specifications
Power & battery1
- Powertrain
- battery_electric
Other10
- Applications
- weeding,soil_sampling
- Sub Category
- weeding_robot
- Terrain Type
- flat,row_crop_field
- Company Country
- DE
- Crops Supported
- wood_chips,digestate,branch_cuttings
- Industries Served
- row_crops
- Weather Resistant
- true
- Autonomy Sae Level
- 4
- Availability Status
- prototype
- Additional Information
- - Fully automated operation with remote monitoring via app - Heat exchanger integrated into hood for process heat recovery (up to 240 kW) - Can be operated manually for test series - Modular design for quick setup and outdoor installation - Three-phase electrical connection required (32 A rated current) - Water connection needed (minimum 1 inch pipe diameter) - Requires basic paved surface approximately 60 m² - Raw material must have maximum 20% water content; can pre-dry using waste heat - Electrical energy ~10 kWh per batch (average 3 kW) - May require 0.5 litres bioethanol per batch depending on material - Throughput: 1,000-3,000 tonnes/year or ~4,500 m³/year depending on material - Reactor volume: 2.2 m³ - Firing capacity: 500 kW - Heat output: ~200 kW achievable with wood chips - Raw material yearly consumption: 5,860 m³/year or 2,770 t/year (30% dry matter) to 1,745 t/year (80% dry matter) - Biochar output: 212 t/year (100% dry matter) to 265 t/year (80% dry matter) - Suitable for heating buildings, stables, grain drying, district heating networks
Who runs it· deployment evidence
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- Applied Carbon (company-owned and operated fleet)· United States2 unitssource ↗
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Company milestones
- 2024MilestoneXPRIZE finalist
- 2024FundingSeries A financing
- 2024AwardWilkes Climate Launch Prize
- 2024MilestoneWorld's first mobile pyrolyzer described
- 2024DeploymentFleet expansion underway
- 2024MilestoneSeries A funding announced
- 2020MilestoneFounded as Climate Robotics
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Pyrolizer?
- The Pyrolizer is developed by Applied Carbon, based in United States.
- What type of robot is the Pyrolizer?
- The Pyrolizer is a Agricultural robot made by Applied Carbon.
- How much does the Pyrolizer cost?
- The Pyrolizer is priced $300,000 USD.
- When was the Pyrolizer launched?
- The Pyrolizer was launched in 2024.
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