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Jord: Green Fuel III
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Jord: Green Fuel III

Producing biofuel from grass used to regenerate degraded soils.
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Jord wants to revolutionize the fuel industry by producing biofuel from grass used to regenerate marginal and degraded soils and driving a transition towards renewable energy in the Dominican Republic. Jord’s approach offers an alternative to fossil fuels by producing a renewable fuel that captures more carbon than it emits over its lifecycle.

Since the last campaign, Jord’s operations in the Dominican Republic are advancing, with 450 hectares planted by the end of 2024.

This campaign’s purpose is to finance the full electrical installation of the biofuel production factory in the Dominican Republic.The funds will cover grid connection, medium and low voltage equipment, transformers, breakers, emergency power systems, and all necessary civil works, ensuring the factory is fully prepared for CO2e-negative biofuel production.

This is the promoter’s third campaign, following two successful ones: the first to finance the construction of a pressing facility to enable the production of biofuel from C4-grass in the Dominican Republic; and the second to support the next phases of the project, including the installation of solar panels to power the factory.

The promoter envisions a sustainable future for the Dominican Republic by producing CO2e-negative biofuel from regeneratively grown C4-grass, that can facilitate a transition towards renewable energy. In a broad sense, the project involves reducing the country's dependence on fossil fuels, preventing deforestation, and actively contributing to the restoration of marginal and degraded land. Jord believes that biofuel will play a pivotal role in steering the country toward a renewable, environmentally conscious, and resilient future.

With the final phase of electrical installation underway, the factory is on track to begin operations by the end of July. Future plans include installing a pellet production line to increase the value and versatility of the produced biomass.

What is the impact?

Direct

  • Promotion of sustainable fuel alternatives: The pressing facility to be built with the funds of this campaign is a vital part in Jord’s production infrastructure. Once completed, Jord's operations yield approximately 36.000 tons of sustainable biofuel per year per 1.000 hectares of land with C4 grass, grown regeneratively. The sustainable biofuel is a renewable alternative to fossil fuels, that can be used in a wide range of industries. 

Indirect

  • Contribution to carbon removal and mitigation of climate change impacts: Through an already validated methodology, Jord promotes carbon storage in the soil and in the biomass above soil. The methodology also avoids further carbon emissions, by enabling burning biofuel instead of fossil fuels. The process captures approximately 11.000 tons of CO2 per year per 1.000 hectares.
  • Restoration of degraded soil’s health and productivity: Within Jord’s business model, C4 grass for biofuel is grown on marginal and degraded lands that are nutrient-poor or currently unused, giving these areas a productive new purpose. The land is managed with a holistic regenerative agronomic plan in which from 8 to 12 years, the land goes through a regeneration phase, storing CO2 underground and nutrients from the biomass of the C4 grass. After that, comes a phase of around 4 years of food or commercial farming crops that are alternated after 2 years, accumulating hummus. In the end, there is a final cycle of 8 to 12 years of C4 grass, sequestering and storing more carbon. Even though Jord’s full farming operations have not started yet, they have already planted 460 hectares and harvested 290 tonnes of grass up until March 2025. 

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About the Promoter

About Adega Cooperativa Cantanhede

Direct

  • Promotion of sustainable fuel alternatives: The pressing facility to be built with the funds of this campaign is a vital part in Jord’s production infrastructure. Once completed, Jord's operations yield approximately 36.000 tons of sustainable biofuel per year per 1.000 hectares of land with C4 grass, grown regeneratively. The sustainable biofuel is a renewable alternative to fossil fuels, that can be used in a wide range of industries. 

Indirect

  • Contribution to carbon removal and mitigation of climate change impacts: Through an already validated methodology, Jord promotes carbon storage in the soil and in the biomass above soil. The methodology also avoids further carbon emissions, by enabling burning biofuel instead of fossil fuels. The process captures approximately 11.000 tons of CO2 per year per 1.000 hectares.
  • Restoration of degraded soil’s health and productivity: Within Jord’s business model, C4 grass for biofuel is grown on marginal and degraded lands that are nutrient-poor or currently unused, giving these areas a productive new purpose. The land is managed with a holistic regenerative agronomic plan in which from 8 to 12 years, the land goes through a regeneration phase, storing CO2 underground and nutrients from the biomass of the C4 grass. After that, comes a phase of around 4 years of food or commercial farming crops that are alternated after 2 years, accumulating hummus. In the end, there is a final cycle of 8 to 12 years of C4 grass, sequestering and storing more carbon. Even though Jord’s full farming operations have not started yet, they have already planted 460 hectares and harvested 290 tonnes of grass up until March 2025. 

Promoter website

https://www.jord.one

Team

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