Frequently asked questions

No full rebuild is required. The process is compatible with existing plant infrastructure and is introduced on existing lines. The screening and pilot steps identify what, if anything, has to be adapted at your site, and that is set out before any license is signed.

No. CCS captures CO₂ after it has been produced; Acriva reduces how much is produced in the first place. A plant that produces less CO₂ has less to capture, which lowers the cost of any capture it still runs. The two approaches work alongside each other.

No. Production-linked certificates are proof of what was produced and at what CO₂ intensity against the plant's baseline. They are not offsets and are not traded as credits. How a licensee reports the documented reduction depends on the rules of the scheme that applies to the plant.

Acriva documents each ton: how it was made and at what CO₂ intensity against the plant baseline. That record is what a book-and-claim environmental attribute certificate (EAC) is issued on, through a recognized framework and registry. A voluntary carbon credit is attached to a climate project and finances a reduction or removal somewhere else; Acriva does not issue carbon credits. A CBAM certificate is an EU import obligation: the importer pays for the emissions embedded in the goods, so verified low emissions lower that cost. Any EAC and any CBAM benefit are kept strictly separate, so the same reduction is never claimed twice.

A license has two parts: an upfront technology fee for access to the process and its implementation, and a fixed royalty per verified ton of low-carbon cement produced under license. The royalty is calculated from the plant's production log after verification.

Cement production normally releases CO₂, because transforming the raw materials takes energy. Producing a ton of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) typically releases 800 to 1,000 kg of CO₂. With the Acriva process we measure the release for each plant during the pilot and document it in the certificate. We do not publish a figure for a plant until its test data is on file, and we do not describe the binder as carbon negative.

You share plant data, the raw materials available to you and your current CO₂ intensity, under a non-disclosure agreement. We assess technical fit and give a first view of the reduction potential and the royalty case, typically within 2 to 4 weeks. The scope and terms of the screening are agreed with you before it starts.