Carbon Capture & CO₂ Compression Equipment worked example

Carbon Credit Revenue at 58% verified eligible share: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop verified eligible share to 58%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate potential revenue from eligible captured or avoided CO₂ after applying credit price, verification eligibility, and fixed program adjustments.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Eligible avoided or captured CO₂: 100 t CO₂ (held at the documented default)
  • Carbon credit price: 45 $ / t CO₂ (held at the documented default)
  • Verified eligible share: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
  • Fixed credit bonus revenue: 250 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Verified variable credit revenue = eligible avoided or captured CO₂ × carbon credit price × verified eligible share.
  • Estimated carbon credit revenue works out to 2,860 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Revenue per eligible tonne CO₂ works out to 28.6 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Verified variable credit revenue works out to 2,610 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed credit bonus revenue works out to 250 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where verified eligible share sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to verified eligible share, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It assumes a single flat credit price; real registries apply vintage discounts, buffer pool deductions, and price tiers that this single-rate model does not capture.

Results at a glance

  • Estimated carbon credit revenue: 2,860 $ (headline result)
  • Revenue per eligible tonne CO₂: 28.6 $ / piece
  • Verified variable credit revenue: 2,610 $
  • Fixed credit bonus revenue: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Carbon Credit Revenue calculator, set verified eligible share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.