Geoscience & Decarbonisation Advisory

Geoscience & Decarbonisation Advisory | CRETA Group

Geoscience & Decarbonisation Advisory

Understand
the resource.
Define the
carbon pathway.

Connecting subsurface insight, industrial opportunity and carbon assessment to help public and private organisations make informed project decisions.

RESOURCES → SYSTEMS → EVIDENCECARBONSUBSURFACE KNOWLEDGE
A connected view of resources, energy and emissions.
Conceptual illustration.
Geoscience & resource evaluationCarbon-market readinessIndustrial carbon recovery
01 / From the ground to the decision

Technical depth.
A connected project view.

CRETA brings geological understanding into the assessment of energy resources, infrastructure and decarbonisation opportunities.

01

Subsurface &
resource assessment

Geological interpretation, integration of well and geophysical data, conceptual models, resource screening and identification of the uncertainties that shape an investment or design decision.

Typical outputs: resource assessment, data-gap register and exploration priorities.

02

Geothermal &
existing-well opportunities

Evaluation of thermal resources and the potential to repurpose existing wells, supported by reservoir understanding, well-condition review and the requirements of the intended application.

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03

Decarbonisation
options & evidence

Baseline definition, comparison of energy and emissions scenarios, technical feasibility and monitoring requirements to support a justified sequence of project improvements.

Typical outputs: options appraisal, carbon baseline and implementation priorities.

02 / Carbon-market readiness

Connect the project.
Prepare the evidence.
Navigate the pathway.

We help government entities, public asset owners and private developers define a credible route from a decarbonisation opportunity to engagement with appropriate carbon-market institutions.

Our advisory role is to map the relevant organisations, assess readiness, prepare the technical information and support introductions and coordination under an agreed mandate. The route depends on the project, jurisdiction and applicable programme.

A practical plan
for market readiness.

Establish whether a project has a plausible crediting pathway and what needs to be resolved before committing to development and assurance costs.

Deliverable: readiness assessment and phased qualification plan.

  • Screen programme and methodology applicability.
  • Review baseline, additionality and project boundaries.
  • Map carbon rights, approvals and potential double counting.
  • Identify monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) gaps.
  • Define actions, responsibilities and decision points.
01 / SCREEN

Eligibility

Identify a suitable route and confirm what needs further investigation.

02 / PREPARE

Project file

Develop the baseline, monitoring plan and supporting documentation.

03 / ENGAGE

Independent review

Coordinate validation and programme submission where applicable.

04 / MEASURE

Performance

Support monitoring, reporting and independent verification.

05 / PROGRESS

Market access

Support issuance requests and market engagement where eligible.

CRETA provides advisory and coordination services. Independent bodies determine validation, verification and ratings; programme operators determine registration and credit issuance. Eligibility, approval, sale and revenue are not guaranteed.

03 / Industrial carbon recovery & utilisation

Assess carbon
as a resource.
Verify its climate value.

We help industrial organisations evaluate carbon capture, recovery and conversion opportunities—connecting the source stream with a technically suitable process and a realistic product market.

From source characterisation to product pathway

Understand the full chain.

Assess flow, concentration and impurities; compare capture and conditioning requirements; examine energy, water, transport and integration needs; and evaluate product specifications and potential offtake.

Carbon recovered is not automatically carbon avoided. Assess net life-cycle effects, energy inputs, carbon retention and end-of-life release before making climate claims.

Mineralisation & construction materials
Screen compatible mineral or alkaline residue streams for CO₂ mineralisation and carbonate-based products. Evaluate carbon retention, leaching, material performance and applicable product requirements.
Chemicals & industrial feedstocks
Examine CO₂ conversion pathways where suitable energy, reactants and product demand exist. Assess purification, process integration and the fate of carbon through product use and disposal.
Recoverable solid carbon & residues
Where a process produces carbon-bearing solids, assess recovery, purity, contaminants and end-use suitability. These streams require different processing from CO₂ capture; high-value material grades must be demonstrated by testing.
Feasibility & development planning
Compare technology readiness, mass and energy balances, capital and operating requirements, pilot needs and market constraints. Define a staged development plan with measurable decision criteria.
04 / Interactive project screening

Explore the operational
carbon difference.

Compare a defined baseline with a project scenario for geothermal heating and cooling, waste-heat recovery or geothermal electricity. Change the assumptions to see what drives the result.

Illustrative values only. Inputs are examples, not CRETA performance claims or a country-specific emissions factor. Replace them with project data. All calculations stay in your browser.

Same annual useful heating and cooling demand in both scenarios. Electrically driven baseline and project systems.

Annual thermal demand & efficiency

COP = useful thermal output ÷ electrical input. Enter annual seasonal values. Add only pumps, fans or other loads not already included in COP. This mode does not model fuel boilers or water savings.

Emissions assumptions · both scenarios

0.4 is an illustrative factor, not an official grid value. Use a documented factor appropriate to the location, year and accounting boundary. Numerically, t/MWh = kg/kWh.

Other emissions include relevant refrigerant leakage, geothermal gas releases, supplemental fuel or changed process emissions, entered as CO₂-equivalent. Zero is an unassessed placeholder, not proof of zero emissions.

Estimated annual emissions reduction

tCO₂e / year · operational screening

Change relative to baseline
Electricity saved
Baseline grid electricity
Project grid electricity
Baseline emissions
Project emissions

A scenario estimate, not verified savings, a carbon rating or issued credits. Results can show an emissions increase when project energy use or other emissions exceed the baseline.

Calculation method & boundaries
HVAC: electricity = cooling demand / cooling COP + heating demand / heating COP + extra auxiliaries.
Generation: net output = gross output × (1 − auxiliary share).
Displaced grid electricity = minimum(net output, electricity use to be served).
Project grid electricity = baseline electricity use − displaced electricity + extra imports.
Scenario emissions = grid electricity × grid factor + other emissions.
Reduction = baseline emissions − project emissions.

All energy inputs are annual. MWhₜₕ denotes thermal energy; MWhₑ denotes electricity. The same grid factor applies to both scenarios. Negative reductions are displayed as increases. Percentage change is undefined when baseline emissions are zero.

HVAC modes compare equal useful heating and cooling services and cover the selected systems only, not whole-building performance or green-building certification. Agriculture mode applies to an equivalent thermal service; it is not a model of crop yield, evaporative cooling or passive earth–air systems. Generation modes assume no additional fuel or upstream production is induced by the project; quantify such changes separately if present.

Construction, drilling, equipment manufacture, full supply chains, crediting leakage and broader life-cycle effects are excluded. This simplified comparison is neither a complete GHG inventory nor a carbon-credit methodology. Do not sum overlapping scenarios or claim reductions already allocated to another party. Shared heat and power outputs require a separate allocation assessment.

General accounting reference: GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance ↗. Project crediting requires separate eligibility and methodology review.

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05 / Connected expertise

Resource evaluation, technical design and environmental responsibility inform each other. Explore the services that support the next stage of your project.

Geothermal
energy

From reservoir understanding and well opportunities to heating, cooling and power applications.

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Environmental &
Social Impact Assessment

Baseline studies, stakeholder considerations, impact assessment and management measures for responsible development.

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Innovation &
Applied Research

University collaboration, Living Labs and field evaluation to examine technical and operational questions.

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Reference frameworks & further reading

These sources provide background to accounting, project development and CO₂ utilisation. Their inclusion does not imply affiliation, endorsement or accreditation.

Work with CRETA

Bring the project.
Let’s define
the evidence it needs.

For government entities, industrial operators, developers and technical partners seeking a clear next step.

Share the project location, available information and the decision you need to support.

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