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Biochar developer says first‑of‑its‑kind Vermont plant in permitting process
Summary
Synergy Bioproducts told the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry Committee it is pursuing permits for a biochar and energy facility in Linden, citing local feedstock markets and stated environmental benefits; company said it holds DEC air and stormwater permits and is undergoing a Section 248 review.
Evan Folio, owner of Synergy Bioproducts, told the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry Committee that his company is pursuing permits to build a commercial biochar facility in the Linden industrial park and that the project would include on‑site power generation.
Folio said the facility is in permitting: it has an air‑emissions permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation, a stormwater construction permit, and is undergoing the Section 248 Certificate of Public Good process. “We’re in the…
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