Cascade ClimateIntroducing 3 New Datasets
The three new datasets span three countries and deployment types, and they are available for non-commercial use — just submit a brief access request to get started.
Here’s what makes each one an exciting contribution to the Data Quarry:
Mati (Chhattisgarh, India)
Data collected from 635 rice paddy farmers in the summer (Kharif) 2024 deployment of Deccan traps basalt from Mati's Chhattisgarh, India location. Soil samples were collected at various time points from February 2024 to December 2025.
Why it matters:
- First commercial deployment data available from India, a region with significant ERW scale potential
- Focuses on smallholder farms — smallholder farming is an important part of the global food system that remains understudied in ERW research
- Rice is grown globally on over 170 million ha, making this crop a critical context for understanding ERW efficacy at scale
InPlanet (São Paulo, Brazil)
Data from InPlanet’s Project Araçari in São Paulo state, an ERW project on ~360 ha of citrus plantation using locally sourced Serra Geral Basalt rock powder. Covers July 2024 - May 2025 and includes soil, soil porewater, and biomass alongside climatic, weather, and feedstock data
Why it matters:
- Brazil represents another high-potential region for ERW scale
- Likely the first publicly available ERW dataset from a perennial crop system — expanding the field's knowledge beyond the annual crops that have dominated research to date
- This dataset is part of an ERW Field Data Partnership grant from Cascade, with more research on this site to come — so stay tuned for more exciting research “piggybacking” on this commercial deployment
Carbon Drawdown Initiative (Germany)
Data from a 1,200 ton deployment, performed between August of 2022 and January of 2023, using Eifelgold basanite across multiple farmers’ fields in Germany, with samples from October and November of 2024. The dataset also includes some greenhouse data, comparing a control and ERW amended samples from the same soils. This dataset is publicly available here (no request needed to access).
Why it matters:
- Represents deployment over multiple years - rare in ERW
- Tests the same feedstock across field and greenhouse conditions, allowing researchers to isolate soil and weather effects on weathering rates
- This dataset is also part of an ERW Field Data Partnership grant from Cascade, with exciting additional research forthcoming
We’re grateful to our partners for their openness and effort in sharing these datasets, and for supporting the growing norm of data transparency in ERW. You can explore and request access to all datasets (for non-commercial use) here.
Welcoming 2 New Project Developers
Alongside data sharing commitments from our founding partners, catalytic buyers, and ERW Field Data Partnership Grant awardees, we’re thrilled to share that Terrasols and The Rock Flour Company have now joined the platform — each voluntarily committing to share data from designated commercial ERW projects to advance ERW science. Together, this brings the total Data Quarry pipeline to 26 datasets and counting.
What’s Next
Because rock takes time to weather, datasets will be uploaded on a rolling basis as they become available. To further support data transparency, all health and safety data — as well as datasets that have been used for peer reviewed articles — are made publicly available via CDRXIV, where we’ve launched a designated ERW Data Quarry Channel.
At Cascade, we’re committed to advancing ERW science and progress, together. Here’s how you can get involved:
- Sign up for notifications when new datasets are added via our Google Group here
- Researchers can browse datasets and submit a non-commercial use data access request here
- Project developer, buyer, or just curious to learn more? Reach us at [email protected] or sign up for Cascade's newsletter here