RE-DIRECT is a North West Europe Interreg project led by the University of Kassel in Germany and with project partners across five different European nations including Ireland. The WDC is joined by the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBea). The projects aim to convert some of the estimated thirty-four million tonnes of residual biomass that occurs annually throughout the EU regions, into an indigenous source of either biochar or activated carbon, two value added carbon products with a wide range of sectoral uses.