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Maximise the return on your solar investment.

Your solar system already saves you money by reducing your electricity bill. It also generates verified carbon reductions with real market value. We manage the certification, trading, and sale of your carbon credits — creating a new revenue stream from the same solar asset.

Register my Carbon Credits

Estimate your annual carbon revenue

System size1.0 MWp

tCO₂ avoided / year

~1,520

Verified credits / year

~1,520

Est. annual carbon revenue

R76k – R228k

Based on typical South African solar yields (~1,600 kWh/kWp) and the current grid emissions factor (~0.95 tCO₂/MWh). Revenue estimates are indicative only and will vary with project performance and market pricing.

The basics

How does your solar system generate carbon credits?

Every unit of clean electricity your solar system produces displaces electricity that would otherwise have been supplied by the national grid, avoiding carbon emissions in the process. Those avoided emissions can be independently measured, certified, and sold as carbon credits — creating an additional revenue stream from the solar system you already own.

Your solar already avoids emissions

Every megawatt-hour your system generates reduces your reliance on grid electricity, preventing the associated carbon emissions. If your system is producing clean energy, it’s already creating the environmental benefit required to generate carbon credits.

Your emissions are independently certified

We collect and analyse your generation data, quantify the avoided emissions, and coordinate independent third-party verification against recognised carbon standards. Once certified, the corresponding carbon credits are issued to your project.

Your carbon credits are sold on your behalf

We market and sell your certified carbon credits to qualified buyers, manage the transaction from start to finish, and distribute the proceeds — turning your existing solar system into an ongoing source of additional revenue.

The opportunity

Most commercial solar systems never realise their full value.

Generating carbon credits isn’t automatic. Most businesses own solar systems that qualify, but never register them, verify the emissions reductions, or access the carbon markets needed to turn those reductions into revenue.

Your system may already qualify

If your solar system generates clean electricity, it may already be producing eligible emissions reductions. Most owners simply never take the next step.

Carbon markets are highly specialised

Generating carbon credits requires project registration, ongoing monitoring, independent verification, and access to recognised carbon registries and buyers.

That’s where we come in

We manage the entire process — from eligibility assessment and certification to trading and payouts — so your existing solar system becomes an additional source of revenue.

How it works

From generation to payout

A simple, transparent process — from first conversation to ongoing savings.

01

Eligibility Check

We assess your system and confirm whether it qualifies to generate credits.

Free · No obligation
02

Project Registration

Our accredited carbon specialists register your project and prepare all required documentation under the appropriate carbon standard.

6–8 week onboarding
03

Monitoring & Data Collection

Your generation data is captured automatically from your inverter platform and converted into audit-ready emissions reports.

Continuous monitoring
04

Verification & Credit Issuance

An independent third party verifies your emissions reductions against a recognised carbon standard. Once approved, certified carbon credits are issued to your project.

Carbon credits issued
05

Trading & Payout

We list your carbon credits to qualified buyers, manage the transaction from start to finish, and distribute the proceeds with complete transparency.

Receive payout
Check Eligibility
01

Eligibility Check

We assess your system and confirm whether it qualifies to generate credits.

Free · No obligation
02

Project Registration

Our accredited carbon specialists register your project and prepare all required documentation under the appropriate carbon standard.

6–8 week onboarding
03

Monitoring & Data Collection

Your generation data is captured automatically from your inverter platform and converted into audit-ready emissions reports.

Continuous monitoring
04

Verification & Credit Issuance

An independent third party verifies your emissions reductions against a recognised carbon standard. Once approved, certified carbon credits are issued to your project.

Carbon credits issued
05

Trading & Payout

We list your carbon credits to qualified buyers, manage the transaction from start to finish, and distribute the proceeds with complete transparency.

Receive payout
Check Eligibility

FAQ

Carbon credits, answered.

Yes. Carbon credits are a well-established, regulated global market. Credits are only issued after independent third-party verification against recognised standards, so every credit represents a genuine, audited tonne of avoided emissions.

Start earning

Your solar system is already generating carbon reductions. Let’s see what they’re worth.

We’ll assess your system, estimate your potential revenue, and confirm your eligibility — free and with no obligation.

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