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The Biochar Show · Apr 8, 2025 · 35 min

Myles Gray: Opportunities and Challenges for the Future of Biochar

In this episode of The Biochar Show, host Meghan K. Lees interviews Myles Gray, Executive Director of the United States Biochar Initiative (USBI). They discuss the transformative potential of biochar in environmental sustainability, the current state of the biochar industry, and the various applications and markets for biochar. Myles shares his journey into the biochar field, USBI’s priorities for market development, and the importance of policy changes to accelerate biochar adoption. The conversation also touches on overcoming misconceptions about biochar, the future of the industry, and advice for entrepreneurs looking to enter the biochar market. About the Guest Myles Gray has been working in the biochar sector for nearly 15 years, in academia, consulting, private industry, and now in the non-profit sector as Executive Director of USBI. In the biochar space, he is an expert in biochar material properties, carbon methodologies, and industrial, agricultural, and infrastructure products and markets for biochar. Hailing from a small Vermont ski town, he now lives with his wife and two children in Portland, Oregon. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myles-gray-47694760/ Website: https://www.biochar-us.org/ Subscribe to The Biochar Show YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@BiocharToday iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biochar-show/id1793919794 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6zf4WQcQd4VccbFcBbt16l Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e86c3221-27a8-47e7-9806-f31c0173e28c iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/263485219 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/biocharshow/feed.xml Follow Biochar Today Website: https://biochartoday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biochartoday Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BiocharToday/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BiocharToday Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biochartoday/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BiocharToday/ RSS: https://biochartoday.com/feed

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In this episode of The Biochar Show, host Meghan K. Lees interviews Myles Gray, Executive Director of the United States Biochar Initiative (USBI). They discuss the transformative potential of biochar in environmental sustainability, the current state of the biochar industry, and the various applications and markets for biochar. Myles shares his journey into the biochar field, USBI’s priorities for market development, and the importance of policy changes to accelerate biochar adoption. The conversation also touches on overcoming misconceptions about biochar, the future of the industry, and advice for entrepreneurs looking to enter the biochar market.

 

About the Guest

Myles Gray has been working in the biochar sector for nearly 15 years, in academia, consulting, private industry, and now in the non-profit sector as Executive Director of USBI. In the biochar space, he is an expert in biochar material properties, carbon methodologies, and industrial, agricultural, and infrastructure products and markets for biochar. Hailing from a small Vermont ski town, he now lives with his wife and two children in Portland, Oregon.

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