South Florida Biochar Plant Poised to Be Key for Domestic Silicon Chipmakers

South Florida Biochar Plant Poised to Be Key for Domestic Silicon Chipmakers

INDIANTOWN, Fla.—Martin Ellis is building a first-in-the-U.S. business that he said will boost domestic manufacturing of silicon chips, solar panels, and steel while enriching soil, purifying water, and generating electricity. The veteran entrepreneur is going to do this in a specialized production plant with a centuries-old process that refines a product man has used for millennia. The plant has been tested in Poland and moved piece-by-piece to…