Can an Indian carbon removal project apply for a Frontier offtake?

Yes, if the pathway is in scope. Frontier's application pages name no country limit, and two rock weathering projects in India already hold Frontier prepurchases. But biochar, soil carbon and afforestation are out of scope, and the offtake track wants a validated pilot, a robust protocol and 10,000 tonnes or more within five years.

What is out of scope

• Biochar.
• Afforestation and reforestation, organic soil carbon and coastal blue carbon.
• Biogas or ethanol with CCS, shallow biomass burial, terrestrial biomass sinking and biotic marine removal.
• Projects that avoid emissions rather than remove them.

Offtake track fit

• Technology validated at small pilot scale in real conditions.
• A robust MRV protocol, ideally with tonnes already delivered on a registry.
• A detailed techno-economic analysis based on a pre-FEED design.
• Meaningful volume: 10,000 tonnes or more within five years, with a preference for early delivery.

Earlier-stage route

The Innovation track buys small prepurchases, paid upfront, from teams with lab-scale data and an MRV plan who can deliver first tonnes in one to two years. Alt Carbon (basalt on Darjeeling tea estates) and Mati (rock powder on Indian rice paddies) entered Frontier's portfolio this way.

How the offtake process runs

1. Expression of interest, then a candidate screen.
2. Full application with a techno-economic analysis spreadsheet.
3. Expert review, then a half-day site visit.
4. Diligence memo to Frontier buyers, then contract negotiation. Payment is on delivery of issued credits.

What Senseible does here

Senseible's forward contract and milestone tracking keeps each delivery tied to the field and batch records behind it, and the verifier evidence pack shows the tonnes a buyer like Frontier is paying for.

• Carbon removal projects
• Forward contract milestones
• Rock weathering credits in India
• Offtake agreements

Sources: Frontier, Apply: Innovation and Offtake tracks, purchase criteria and out-of-scope approaches, Frontier, Apply for offtake: evaluation lenses, diligence steps and contracting, Frontier, Portfolio (Alt Carbon and Mati entries)

Last reviewed 2026-11-02.