The ALL Power Labs Chartainer is a compact, high-volume, Combined Heat and Biochar (CHAB) pyrolyzer system enclosed within a standard 20-foot shipping container. The system is fully automated and complete – from biomass hopper, gasifier-retort, and clean-burning flare with heat exchangers to biocarbon takeoff – all integrated within the shipping container envelope. The Chartainer uses a scaled-up version of APL’s newest Swirl Hearth architecture previously refined and proven in our PT150 PowerTainer. The swirl hearth architecture includes technology innovation that widens the range of acceptable feedstock and ensures the quality of the biocarbons produced.
The Chartainer is being developed to meet the ever-increasing demands for localized biomass waste disposal as well as high-quality, high-temperature, electrically active biocarbons in the climate mitigation and environmental remediation sectors. The Chartainer is, capable of a 250 kgs-of-biomass-per-hour throughput delivering up to 50 kilograms per hour of some of the highest quality, tar-free, PAH free and geo-conducting biocarbons available.
We are currently developing a pilot unit in partnership with our sister company who focusses on the distribution of the biocarbons for specific uses cases. Our beta unit will soon be shipped to a biomass processing site for testing in real-world conditions. This will be an important objective, leveraging our long-running data acquisition in the development of gasifier-genset systems and distribution of their byproducts.
If you are interested in being considered for one of our first release versions of the Chartainer, please fill out this Chartainer Priority Form Chartainer Priority Form to help us best match our limited production with the most qualified candidates.
The pilot version of the Chartainer will be shipped to strategic customers in CA starting Q4 of 2026. We expect to have units available to retail customers towards the end of 2027. Please send a message to sales@allpowerlabs.com to get on the interest list.
The Chartainer will be available in North America only for 2026 and 2027. We will advise on availability in international markets later in the year.
The pilot Chartainer will cost around $300K USD depending on final configuration such as fuel handling balance of systems and biocarbon storage and handling. We are committed to lowering costs and expect to lower these prices as production volume increases.
Please review this pilot Chartainer spec sheet.
A beta version of the unit can be observed at our facility in Berkeley CA. Please send a message to sales@allpowerlabs.com to schedule a visit.
Please review this Appropriate Feedstock link. We are developing novel reactor architecture that will widen the feedstock range such as finer fuels. Testing will be ongoing in 2026 and we will update the table as results are completed.
The quality of the biocarbons produced is highly conductive with low to no tar/PAH content. Please review the biocarbons page which shows biochar qualities and certifications.
The emissions are kept very low through a sophisticated cyclonic combustor with real-time NOx feedback for mixture optimization. Third-party emissions testing to EPA standards were begun in March 2020. We will continue to share results with potential customers.
The Chartainer is a Combined Heat and Biochar unit (CHAB) with 20% biomass-to-biochar conversion rate. It does not have any electrical power output. The Powertainer is a Combined Heat, Power and Biochar unit with 5% biomass-to-biochar conversion rate.
The Chartainer is being designed to process biomass waste streams on-site to minimize the waste disposal logistics and costs. The resulting biocarbons produced are value-added products that can be used as a key ingredient in a number if filtration and other industrial processes.
The Chartainer is being developed with the generous support of the California Energy Commission who are committed to the development of a 100% renewable energy future for California.