Norway, April 27 -- Elkem has been awarded NOK 87 million by Enova to develop industrial biocarbon solutions that can increase the share of renewable carbon used at Norwegian smelters. The project, which has a total budget of NOK 242 million and runs until 2028, could enable emission reductions of up to 0.5 million tonnes of CO?. Carbon is a critical input when converting quartz into silicon, and Elkem has for several years worked to replace fossil coal with biocarbon derived from charcoal, wood chips and briquettes made from by-products of the forestry and wood industries.Today, biocarbon accounts for around 25 per cent of carbon use at Elkem's Norwegian smelters. The company's ambition to double this share by the end of 2030 will require ...