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Biochar Cost, Revenue & Farmer Payout Model

A pure-play unit economics simulator. Adjust feedstock volumes, offtake credit prices, and logistics costs. Every single baseline is explicitly tagged with its assumption rationale.

Net CDR Generated8,100.0tCO2e credits / yr
Gross Offtake Revenue$14,58,000.0₹12.39 Cr INR
Farmer Payout Pool₹1.80 Cr$211,765 (14.5% of rev)
Net Operating EBITDA$6,69,735.345.9% Margin
Cost per Credit$97.32All-in Levelized CDR Cost

Operational Parameters & Unit Assumptions

Every default value includes an explicit assumption tag:

10,000.0 tonnes/yr
ASSUMPTION: placeholder - replace with quoteAggregated from ~4,000 smallholder acres in Prakasam & Nalgonda cotton/chilli belts.
$180 $/tCO2e
ASSUMPTION: placeholder - replace with quoteIndexed forward purchase agreement benchmark for engineered high-durability CDR (Puro.earth CORC / Isometric).
₹1800 / t dry (~$21.18/t)
ASSUMPTION: placeholder - replace with quoteDirect bank transfer / UPI to farmer at field weighbridge; avoids field burning labor.
30%
Yield: 3000 t biochar
2.7 tCO2e/t
Net CDR: 8,100.0 tCO2e
$/t residue
$/yr
$/t biochar
$/credit

All-in Cost Stack Breakdown

Annualized costs for 10,000.0 t biomass:

Total: $7,88,264.7
Smallholder Farmer Payout Pool$2,11,764.7
$26.14 / credit26.9% of cost stack

Direct bank transfer / UPI to farmers for non-fodder crop stalks

Residue Logistics & Mobile Baling$1,40,000.0
$17.28 / credit17.8% of cost stack

Tractor collection, labor, and transport to regional hub

Pyrolysis Plant Amortization (Capex)$1,80,000.0
$22.22 / credit22.8% of cost stack

Depreciation of continuous rotary pyrolysis reactor ($1.25M / 7 yrs)

Plant Operations & Maintenance (Opex)$1,35,000.0
$16.67 / credit17.1% of cost stack

Plant electricity, maintenance, operator shifts, water quenching

MRV, Lab Assays & Registry Issuance$1,21,500.0
$15.00 / credit15.4% of cost stack

ISO-17025 lab assays, third-party VVB audit, and registry listing fees

Gross Carbon Revenue:$14,58,000.0
Less Total Operating Costs:-$7,88,264.7
Project EBITDA Margin:$6,69,735.3 (45.9%)
Farmer Impact Transparency

Under these assumptions, ₹1.80 Crore ($$211,765) is transferred directly into smallholder farmer bank accounts across ~4000 acres of cotton and chilli farmland, replacing toxic seasonal field fires with guaranteed rural income.

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Corporate Carbon Offtake Inquiries

Structure an indexed multi-year forward purchase agreement (FPA) aligned with these unit economics.

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