Building a Carbon Credit SSOT Database
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Timeline
November 2023 - September 2024
Type
Blockchain Design, Web Design, Smart Contract
Country
United States
Industry
greentech
The carbon credit market, vital for global sustainability efforts, has long struggled with reliability issues. Our client envisioned a solution: a super-registry built on blockchain technology, offering a single, trustworthy source of information. Here's how 10Clouds helped make it happen.
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Why 10Clouds?
10Clouds was chosen for this project due to its proven portfolio and expertise in blockchain technology. We have a track record of successful discovery workshops and possess strong UI/UX capabilities. Our ability to deliver comprehensive solutions from ideation to development made it the ideal partner for our client.
The Outcomes
- Enhanced trust and connectivity among market participants by delivering a single, trustworthy source of information in the super-registry.
- More transparent trading environment crucial for addressing the market’s historical opacity and reliability issues.
- Simple and reliable user interface despite the blockchain’s technical complexity.
- Facilitating broader adoption and usability with a user-centered design that ensured the stakeholders can easily interact with the platform.
The collaboration between our client and 10Clouds resulted in a fully functional super-registry for the carbon credit market.
Key features provided:
- Tokenization of carbon credits
- Redesigned and developed registry
- Transparent identification system showcasing liability for token holders towards overlapping projects

The Challenge
The registry project, spearheaded by our client, faced the challenge of finding a blockchain expert company capable of supporting the tokenization of carbon credits.
The project required:
- Maintaining high levels of privacy, security, and compliance
- Ensuring a simple and reliable user interface that avoids the complexities typically associated with blockchain technology
Regulatory compliance and standardization were key.
The regulatory landscape for carbon credits and blockchain technology is still evolving. Different regions may have varying compliance requirements, creating complexity for projects aiming to operate internationally. Our solutions needed to address these challenges.
Besides, there is a lack of standardized protocols or guidelines for tokenizing carbon credits. This absence of universal standards can lead to inconsistencies in how carbon credits are verified, valued, and traded.
Finally, working in a largely dispersed team spanning different time zones, as well as a large number of stakeholders, had to be properly addressed.

Deliverables
To achieve the project's objectives, 10Clouds utilized a range of products and services, including:
Discovery Workshop
Identifying project goals, challenges, and a development roadmap.
Tech Lead & Blockchain Consultations
Providing expert guidance on blockchain technologies and tokenization strategies.
Full-Managed Blockchain Development Team
Ensuring the development of a robust and secure super registry.
UX/UI Design
Crafting a user-friendly interface that simplifies interaction with the platform.
Design System Enhancement
Improving the design system to support the project's evolving needs.
Chain-Agnostic Design
To allow the client apply any blockchain protocol.