Introducing Our First BiCRS Partner – And Why Their Project Cleared A Bar Most Can’t

We are excited to announce that Cowboy Clean Fuels has signed an agreement with Climate Vault Solutions and will join our exclusive portfolio of CDR suppliers. Cowboy Clean Fuels’ Triangle Unit project is the first biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) project in our portfolio — and one of only six projects to pass our rigorous selection process to date. For corporate buyers and climate-forward organizations, that means a rare opportunity to access high-integrity carbon removal credits that meet that bar.

About Cowboy Clean Fuels

Born out of over a decade of research at the University of Wyoming’s Center for Biogenic Natural Gas Research, Cowboy Clean Fuels was founded in 2020 to commercialize a patented BiCRS process that delivers permanent carbon removal while simultaneously producing carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG). Their Triangle Unit project, located in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, is the foundation of this partnership.

Cowboy Clean Fuels’ patented process introduces sustainably-sourced organic biomass — including agricultural processing residues such as sugarbeet molasses — into deep coalbed methane formations, where natural microbial activity converts the feedstock into stored carbon and RNG, enabling both durable geologic storage and low‑carbon energy production. This integrated BiCRS+RNG approach transforms legacy energy infrastructure into scalable, high‑integrity carbon removal systems with quantifiable, independently-verified removal performance, offering a differentiated pathway not available from other CDR suppliers.

Climate Vault Solutions’ Selection Process

Climate Vault Solutions’ selection process is guided by the Climate Vault, Inc. nonprofit’s Technology Experts Chamber (“Tech Chamber”), an independent committee of science, technology and policy experts chaired by former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz. The Tech Chamber establishes the criteria against which all candidate projects are assessed through Climate Vault Solutions’ CDR Request for Proposal program. These six criteria include: technical and economic feasibility, innovation, additionality, leakage, permanence, and public engagement and environmental equity.

As a final step, projects that conditionally meet the Tech Chamber’s criteria undergo an independent audit. Following a review of audit outcomes, the Tech Chamber determines whether a project has successfully met their criteria and will join Climate Vault Solutions’ portfolio of high-quality solutions.

What This Means for Buyers

Cowboy Clean Fuels’ inclusion in the Climate Vault Solutions portfolio opens exclusive access to a differentiated class of durable carbon removal — credits that cannot be sourced through any other marketplace. For buyers, that means:

• Geologic permanence — long-term carbon storage integrity backed by natural subsurface geology
• A unique removal class — the only patented BiCRS+RNG pathway available at commercial scale through our portfolio
• Immediate availability — carbon removal credits that are already being issued, so buyers aren’t waiting on future deployment
• Reduced diligence burden — rigorous independent review coupled with high-integrity MRV and transparent methodology for faster, more confident procurement

Climate Vault Solutions is thrilled to welcome Cowboy Clean Fuels to our portfolio. This partnership is a reflection of our continued commitment to identifying and supporting the CDR solutions best positioned to make a meaningful difference in the fight against climate change — and to ensuring our clients have access to the reliable, verifiable carbon removal they need to meet their climate goals with confidence. Cowboy Clean Fuels exemplifies exactly the kind of innovative, rigorously-validated project we set out to find, and we look forward to bringing this opportunity to the organizations ready to act on it.

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Approved and independently audited by the independent Climate Vault Tech Chamber, chaired by former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz. One of only six projects to have cleared this bar.