Since our start in 2012, we’ve had the pleasure of helping clients establish production and begin using biochar worldwide. Through our global network and hands-on experience, we stay updated on developments in various areas, which we bring into our assignments. We look forward with excitement to where biochar will take us next.
EcoTopic is authoring a publication for Svenskt Vatten, the Swedish national association for water utilities. Through a feasibility study on Roslagsvatten—a municipal water and wastewater company—this report explores the market potential of sludge biochar, opportunities for carbon credits, and a business model for Swedish water utilities.
EcoTopic has tested biochar’s ability to filter out PFAS from water. Commissioned by Kalmar Municipality and Växjö Småland Airport, and in collaboration with Linnaeus University as the project owner, we are now building on these results to create a scientific report.
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EcoTopic certifies and mediates carbon sinks in collaboration with our sister company Biokolprodukter. Would you like to know more about what a carbon sink from biochar is? Watch our video!
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With over a decade of experience, we have conducted more than 30 feasibility studies on biochar production and its market, both nationally and globally. We have helped everyone from small-scale farmers to large energy companies with international reach navigate the opportunities of biochar – from strategy to implementation.
EcoTopic certifies and mediates carbon sinks – so-called Carbon Contracts – together with our sister company Biokolprodukter. Watch the film about Humverm in Mysore, India, which utilizes local waste streams to produce biochar and vermicompost, supporting local farmers by improving soil fertility. Together, we are working to scale up production for greater environmental and climate benefits.
EcoTopic AB was founded in 2012. At that time, biochar was almost completely unknown, and we dreamed of working full-time with our great passion. The idea of making the world better while using, developing, and challenging our best personal qualities and skills was exciting! Our dream became a reality faster than expected, and since then, we have been part of building an entirely new industry.
We are a small company united by the need for the freedom to work when, where, and how we want, as well as the motivation to constantly be challenged by new assignments in a rapidly evolving industry. At EcoTopic, we work together because our skills and personalities complement and strengthen each other. Our previous professions include wastewater treatment, energy production, business development, climate work, photography, film and project management.
The development of biochar is growing rapidly, and we have both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in many areas. We collaborate with various producers to conduct production tests, perform filter tests on both biochar and substrate blends. Through our sister company, Biokolprodukter Global AB, which develops and sells biochar, urban soils and carbon sinks, we have a good sense of how the market for biochar and carbon sink is evolving.
We work with all aspects of biochar worldwide. Contact us, and let’s explore how we can work together!
Lotta Ek, CEO
We are Ecotopic
LottaEk
CEO EcoTopic AB
I am passionate about creating structure from complexity and driving projects from idea to reality. With a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (Linköping University & École Ingénieur Polytechnique de Grenoble) and over a decade of experience in the biochar sector, I have led more than 30 feasibility studies globally, focusing on biochar production, business models, and market analysis. As a co-founder of EcoTopic and Biokolsprodukter Global AB, I work strategically with project management, financing, and business development.
With a background in chemical engineering and energy systems, I am driven by sustainable technology and the development of new biochar applications that can contribute to a better world. I was the project leader for the award-winning Stockholm Biochar Project, the world’s first circular biochar project in an urban setting, and have since supported cities in the USA and Europe in replicating its success. At EcoTopic, I work with technical consulting, certification processes, and business development in biochar, while also sharing my knowledge through lectures and collaborations.
Before discovering biochar, my path led through photography, filmmaking, philosophy, gardening, and cultivation. I have a degree in horticultural engineering from SLU, and at EcoTopic, I delve into scientific reports and work on experiments and research related to nutrient leakage, PFAS purification, and testing biochar, soils, and filter substrates, among other things. I am passionate about finding the right biochar for the right place and communicating the results through images and video—all to contribute to a more sustainable society.
Project manager for Stockholm’s first large-scale biochar facility for urban waste management. The project won the Mayors Challenge 2014, a competition for cities hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The project concept is now being replicated around the world.
EBC & WBC certification
We continuously certify biochar and carbon sinks according to EBC and WBC standards. Do you need to certify your production and get help with selling carbon sinks? Contact us!
As one of the parties in the Vinnova-funded project Residues to Best Use, EcoTopic developed everything from peat-free soils and biochar filters to trading structures for carbon sinks. Watch the video EcoTopic created about the project!
It has taken 10 years to write the book on biochar which is finally ready! The first edition is in Swedish, but we hope and believe in a translation within not quite as long as 10 years.
