Jord AB

As part of our continued engagement in the Dominican Republic, our Managing Director in the Dominican Republic, Charles Hefner, recently attended a business lunch in Santo Domingo with Anna Craenen, who assumed her role in August of last year as Sweden’s Ambassador to Cuba.

The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen relationships and continue fostering ties between Swedish representatives in the Caribbean and the local business community.

We remain committed to supporting long-term growth in the Dominican Republic through strong institutional relationships, active market engagement, and partnerships.

We’re pleased to announce our partnership with TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH

As part of this collaboration, TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH is supporting Jord in re-validating and verifying our methodology and its application in the Dominican Republic.

As one of the world’s leading providers of testing, inspection, and certification services, TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH brings independent expertise that strengthens the credibility, transparency, and integrity of our climate solutions.
Together, we are ensuring that our biomass and carbon projects meet the international standards, ISO 14064-2:2019. This standard supports the credibility, accuracy, and consistency of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and removal projects. It provides a standardized framework for planning, monitoring, and reporting project-based activities, ensuring that emission reductions are real, transparent, and verifiable.

We’re getting closer and closer.

Today was harvest day and an important trial run to make sure the machines and the process work smoothly at the industrial level. 🌱⚙️

Step by step, turning grass into fuel.

A day in the field in the Dominican Republic.
Walking the land, talking with the team, and checking the grasses together.
Simple moments that keep the bigger picture grounded.

It starts with grass 🌱

Not wood.
Not waste streams.
Not coal.

Grass.

At Jord, we build renewable fuel systems around C4 grasses grown specifically for energy production. The story doesn’t begin in the boiler. It begins in the field.

1️⃣ Cultivation
We grow high-yield C4 grasses on degraded or underutilised land. These crops convert sunlight into biomass efficiently and absorb CO₂ as they grow. The model is designed to avoid competition with food production and existing forests.

2️⃣ Processing
After harvest, the biomass is mechanically processed. No chemical treatment. No fossil-based inputs.

3️⃣ Pelletisation
The grass is compressed into uniform, energy-dense pellets suitable for industrial heat and power systems. Standardised fuel. Industrial application.

Why grass?

Because feedstock matters.

Using purpose-grown grasses changes the equation. It creates a dedicated supply chain for energy, links fuel production to land restoration, and generates rural employment in regions where industrial alternatives are limited.

Each pellet represents:

🌍 Carbon absorbed during growth
🌾 Productive use of degraded land
👩‍🌾 Local economic activity
🏭 Displacement of fossil fuels in industrial systems

The energy transition is often discussed at the level of technology.

We focus on biology first.

In heavy industry, fuel choice is becoming a strategic decision, not just an operational one.

Many plants still rely on brown coal (lignite) for process heat. It’s familiar, available, and historically cost-effective.

But it is also one of the most carbon-intensive fuels in the energy mix. As carbon pricing tightens and supply chains are scrutinised, that exposure increasingly sits on the balance sheet.

Fuel switching is often treated as a technical adjustment. It’s more than that. It’s a way to reduce Scope 1 emissions without waiting for a full infrastructure overhaul.

Replacing lignite with sustainable biomass pellets can lower the carbon intensity of heat and steam production while keeping production lines running. In many cases, the transition can be phased and aligned with existing maintenance cycles.

The real question isn’t whether decarbonisation is necessary.

It’s whether continuing with high-carbon fuels is a competitive risk over the next five to ten years.

For manufacturers operating in emissions-intensive sectors, fuel strategy is becoming part of corporate strategy.

If you’re assessing alternatives to lignite, we're happy to exchange views on what we’re seeing across industrial applications.

Most people know wood pellets.
Fewer know you can make white and black pellets from C4 grass, with properties tailored for industrial fuel use.

Both start the same way: the grass is crushed into fine dust, dried, and compressed at high pressure. Natural lignin binds everything together as the pellets cool and harden.

The difference comes next:

• White pellets - our standard biomass fuel. Energy-dense, renewable, and suitable for most industrial boilers.
• Black pellets - torrefied for higher energy density and water resistance, designed for tougher conditions and easier storage.

Two fuels, one regenerative crop.

Which pellet type would be most relevant in your industry?