Alcove

Carbon Compliance Platform

Led the end-to-end design of the platform, shaping core workflows, data models, and interfaces from the ground up. We collaborated closely with carbon removal suppliers, registries, and scientists to translate complex audit and compliance requirements into a clear and flexible product experience that is now being used by the world’s most important players in the market.

Problem

Carbon removal project developers are asked to manage an enormous amount of scientific and operational complexity with limited tools. Every new project requires interpreting evolving methodologies, coordinating across labs, devices, and teams, and manually collecting fragmented data, often using spreadsheets and email. These workflows are not only error-prone, they slow down audits, stall credit issuance, and jeopardize project timelines. Without a system built to handle compliance at scale, developers risk falling out of step with registry requirements and missing critical opportunities to commercialize their credits.

Framework and Document Management

We built the platform to be flexible from the very beginning, knowing registry requirements would keep changing. We conceptualized compliance frameworks as digitized versions of registry requirements, not static templates. Each document has dynamic fields that adjust based on the supplier’s tech stack and instruments. They also have built-in task management with due dates and assignees helps teams stay aligned and accountable.

Calculating Emissions

Designing the LCA was one of the harder problems we had to solve. With a dynamic data model, where inputs could come from sensors, labs, or stakeholders and change over time, we needed a system that could stay accurate without being rebuilt every time. On top of that, it had to remain compliant with the requirements of each registry.

We built in support for formula editing, constant emission factors, and structured each emission line item to match the reporting format of the relevant registry.

QA / QC

To reduce human error and improve data quality, we built quality checks directly into the data entry process. Teams can set minimum and maximum thresholds for expected values, and the system flags outliers by comparing new inputs against historical data. This would help reviewers catch anomalies early and makes it easier to standardize reviews across large datasets.

Audit Experience

For the platform to work end-to-end, registries and third-party verifiers needed to be part of the system. After extensive conversations with both, it was clear they welcomed a change from their current email-based workflows. We designed a shared audit space where suppliers and verifiers could review data and resolve questions in real time, all within the same interface. Having communication happen alongside the data itself drastically reduced confusion, shortened review cycles, and replaced weeks of back-and-forth with a more focused, transparent process.

Impact

The platform is now used by the highest-volume suppliers in carbon removal. Methodology requirements are no longer buried in PDFs but surfaced through a living interface built in partnership with registries. Suppliers now submit audits up to 10x faster, and the largest registries in the space have fully adopted the tool as its primary audit review system. By alleviating one of the biggest bottlenecks in carbon removal, the platform accelerates progress toward gigaton-scale deployment—critical for meeting global climate goals. In less than three years, it’s become the core compliance infrastructure for the industry’s most complex projects.