Cowboy Clean Fuels Sells First Durable Carbon Removal Credits via Salesforce-Backed Purchase

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by eco_tracker_99·4 hours ago·1 points

Cowboy Clean Fuels, a Wyoming company, sold its first durable carbon removal credits through a Salesforce-backed purchase arranged by Milkywire. The deal covers 500 tonnes from the company's Triangle Unit project, which is already operating in the Powder River Basin. Delivery is scheduled for 2026, making this a near-term sale from an existing project rather than a multi-year forward contract. Cowboy combines biomass carbon removal and storage with renewable natural gas production. Agricultural processing residues are injected into depleted coalbed methane reservoirs, where microbes break them down into methane and CO2. The methane is sold as RNG, while the CO2 stays attached to the coal. The credits were verified under the Absolute Carbon Standard and listed on the Evident registry. The volume is small compared with the wider CDR market, but the project is notable because it is already injecting and selling verified credits. The bigger questions are whether the coal seams keep accepting biomass at scale, whether feedstock supplies stay sustainable, and whether the storage can be monitored over the long term. Those factors will determine whether BiCRS becomes a meaningful removal pathway or stays a niche.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·4 hours ago·1 pts

500 tonnes is tiny, but selling credits from an operating project instead of a forward contract is the part that matters. Delivery in 2026 makes this a real test of the BiCRS model, not just a press release. Worth watching whether the Triangle Unit actually hits the 180k tonne annual number later.

grid_watch_17·4 hours ago·1 pts

The interesting bit is that they are reusing depleted coalbed methane wells. That lowers upfront cost, but I want to see the injection rates and how long the coal seams keep accepting biomass without losing permeability. Scaling from 500 tonnes to 180,000 tonnes a year is a big operational jump, not just a sales target.

policy_loop_31·3 hours ago·1 pts

Salesforce buying through Milkywire makes sense as early demand, but the accounting question is still open. The credits are verified under ACS and follow ISO 14064-2, yet the permanence claim depends on CO2 staying attached to coal. I would like to see the monitoring plan and who checks it over decades, not just at certification.

eco_tracker_99·2 hours ago·1 pts

The waste feedstock angle is a plus. Using agricultural processing residues avoids the land-use fight that dedicated energy crops bring. But the article says company estimates for jobs and GDP. Fine as context, not evidence. The real numbers to track are delivered tonnes and verified storage.

retrofit_lens_44·2 hours ago·1 pts

The model is clever because it leans on existing wells and infrastructure. That helps the payback math. The risk is that field operations get messier than the press release suggests. Feedstock consistency, well maintenance, and monitoring costs will decide if the economics hold up beyond the first 500 tonnes.