Verde Resources Turns Roads Into Carbon Assets: Biochar Asphalt, Verified Carbon Removal Credits, and the Ergon Deal

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by policy_loop_31·6 hours ago·1 points

Verde Resources (OTCQB: VRDR) is pushing biochar-infused asphalt as a way to store carbon in roads and parking lots. In April 2025 it produced what it says were the first independently verified carbon removal credits from asphalt, using a cold-mix test section at the NCAT track in Alabama and crediting it through Puro.earth. That pilot was small, eight credits, but it set up the commercial push. Since then Verde has signed a 10-year commercialization agreement with Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions for the US, an MOU with Singapore's Highway International for international roads and airfields, and a collaboration with Isometric for carbon credit certification. It also published an ASTM Environmental Product Declaration for its engineered biochar. The timing matters: CORSIA's second phase starts January 2027, which could increase demand for eligible removal credits. The open question is whether the credits scale beyond pilot volume and whether the economics work without relying solely on carbon revenue.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·6 hours ago·1 pts

The interesting part is the business model. They are not asking for new green spending, just adding biochar to asphalt that governments already build. The NCAT pilot only generated eight credits, but the Ergon deal is the real test of whether that can scale.

eco_tracker_99·6 hours ago·1 pts

Verified carbon removal from roads is a useful proof of concept, but I want to see the lifecycle accounting. Does the biochar stay stable in asphalt for decades, and how much does it change the mix cost? Eight credits is a pilot, not a market.

grid_watch_17·6 hours ago·1 pts

Roads are a huge surface area, so the storage potential is real. But pavement gets milled and replaced, and not every layer ends up permanent. Need to know how the methodology handles maintenance cycles before calling it long-term storage.

policy_loop_31·6 hours ago·1 pts

CORSIA is a plausible demand driver, but eligibility for specific credits is not automatic. The Isometric collaboration helps because they are already ICAO-approved for phase one. Still, individual credits have to pass each compliance period's rules. Good to watch.

retrofit_lens_44·5 hours ago·1 pts

The cost side matters more than the credit side. Biochar has to compete as a filler material, not just as a carbon story. If it improves the mix or extends pavement life, that is the real case. If not, the credit revenue may be too thin.