Driving Capital to CCUS Infrastructure
CarbonKerma connects Carbon Capture and Storage (CCUS) projects and facilities with the companies and capital that fund them. Through Carbon Forward Commitments (CFC) and our digital framework for monitoring the geological sequestration process, CarbonKerma allows Capturers to invest with confidence, and Energy and Offset Buyers to secure high-quality environmental attributes and low- to no-emission power.
- Regulated Geological Storage
- Third-Party Verification
- Permanent Public Record
- 100% Quality Guarantee
Four Layers. One Verified Record.
CarbonKerma helps drive the capital formation required to scale up CCUS, while ensuring full transparency over the entire journey of the capture, transport, storage, and retirement of sequestered CO2.
01 Finance
Carbon Forward Commitments
KermaForward
Multi-year commitments give CCUS projects contracted revenue they can finance against, with costs shared across the buyer’s value chain.
02 Verify
Measurement and
Tagging
Unique Carbon Tag
03 Record
One Token
per Tonne
CarbonKerma Token (CKT)
Each verified tonne is issued as one CKT on a public blockchain, so it can be traced end to end and is never counted twice.
04 Settle
Transfer And
Retirement
KermaExchange
Delivered tonnes are transferred, traded and retired, with an offset certificate issued for every retirement.
Two Ways to Source Verified Tonnes
Commit to future tonnes through KermaForward, or acquire tonnes that are already stored through KermaExchange. Both deliver the same measured, traceable tonne.
FUTURE TONNES
KermaForward
Carbon Forward Commitments for long-term targets and secure supply
DELIVERED TONNES
KermaExchange
Verified tonnes available for immediate
retirement
Not sure how many tonnes you need? Estimate your footprint with Kerma Al, Carbonkerma’s carbon footprint calculator.
Two Ways to Source Verified Tonnes
Follow one Carbon Forward Commitment from signature to a measured, attributed tonne.
Step 1 of 6
Commit
An anchor buyer signs a multi-year Carbon Forward Commitment for tonnes from a designated CCUS project, with an agreed price floor. Suppliers and logistics partners can take a share of the cost, so the commitment spreads across the value chain.
WHO: BUYERS AND VALUE-CHAIN PARTNERS
Step 2 of 6
Contracted Revenue
The signed commitment becomes a contracted revenue stream the project can point to, giving lenders and investors confidence that future tonnes already have a buyer and a price.
WHO: PROJECT DEVELOPER AND FINANCIERS
Step 3 of 6
Financing
With contracted revenue in hand, the project secures debt and equity financing to fund construction of the capture and storage infrastructure.
WHO: LENDERS AND INVESTORS
Step 4 of 6
Build and Capture
The project is built and begins operating, capturing CO2 at the source and transporting it for permanent geological storage.
WHO: PROJECT DEVELOPER AND OPERATIONS TEAM
Step 5 of 6
Measure and Tag
Stored tonnes are measured, verified and tagged under the regulated MRV process, so each tonne can be traced back to this specific project and commitment.
WHO: VERIFIERS AND REGISTRIES
Step 6 of 6
Attribute to Buyers
The verified tonne is attributed to the anchor buyer under the original commitment, closing the loop from signed agreement to a measured, owned outcome.
WHO: ANCHOR BUYER AND REGISTRY
Commit
Contracted
revenue
Financing
Build and
capture
Measure
and tag
Attribute
to buyers
Illustrative flow. Volumes, cost shares and terms are set in each agreement.
KermaForward
A Carbon Forward Commitment is an agreement to buy tonnes of CO2 from a designated CCUS project over several years, at an agreed price floor.
This gives the project contracted, long-term revenue on top of US 45Q tax credits, which lenders and investors can finance against. Each tonne is metered at injection, tagged with a Unique Carbon Tag and issued as one CKT before it is attributed to the buyers.
- Finances new capture capacity, not only existing tonnes
- Lets suppliers and logistics partners share the cost
- Every delivered tonne is traceable from meter reading to buyer
Key Terms
Set in each agreement
How KermaExchange Works
Carbon
Measurement
Capturer
Verification
Tokenization
of Credits
Capturers List
Credits as CKT
Emitters
Purchase CKT
Emitters Offset
Carbon
The CarbonKerma Exchange
In-Browser Experience
Secure
Adaptable
Built for Every Participant in the Value Chain
Corporate Buyers
Companies with hard-to-abate emissions
- Buy and retire verified, already-stored tonnes on KermaExchange
- Secure future tonnes at an agreed price floor through KermaForward
- Trace every tonne you claim to its meter reading
CCUS Project Developers
Capture and storage operators
- List stored tonnes as CKT and sell them on KermaExchange
- Add contracted KermaForward revenue to your 45Q tax credits
- Submit your MRV plan once; every metered tonne is tagged
Lenders and Investors
Project finance and infrastructure capital
- Underwrite against contracted, long-term cash flows
- Follow every delivery and retirement on a public record
- Back projects measured under EPA or ISO standards
Why CCUS?
Permanent
Scalable
Measurable & Regulated
Why Blockchain?
Immutable
Transparent
Decentralized & Secure
Our Advantages
The Industry’s Most Rigorous Standards
100% Quality Guarantee
No Risk of Double-Counting
Know The Source of Your Offsets
Protection From Business & Reputational Risk
Complete Control of Your Offsets
Built to Global Standards
Every tonne passes the same controls before it is issued, wherever it is stored.
Regulated Storage
CO2 is stored under EPA-approved MRV plans in the United States and under relevant ISO standards elsewhere.
Independent Verification
Third-party verification confirms that compliance requirements are met before any tonne is issued.
Multi-Party Approval
Issuance requires sign-off from multiple administrators, and every approval is recorded on-chain.
No Double Claiming
Every capturer signs a legal declaration that its tonnes have not been sold or claimed before.
Global CCS Institute
CarbonKerma’s parent company, DigiKerma, is a member of an international think tank dedicated to carbon capture and storage.
International Advisory Board
Advisors with leadership roles at the US Department of Energy, the United Nations and the International Gas Union.
Industry Engagement
DigiKerma presented CarbonKerma at ADIPEC 2023 in Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s largest energy conferences.
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“We cannot simply switch off from fossil fuels to renewables. We still rely on coal, oil, and natural gas for 80% of our energy needs and developing countries rely heavily on fossil energy to power their industrialization. If we are to meet our Paris Accord goals, the wide scale deployment of CCUS, financed through a robust and trusted carbon offset market, is critical.”
- Irfan K Ali, Founder & CEO
