Carbon Credits & How They Work

Carbon Credit Offsets are based upon established scientific protocols, and represent accumulated reductions of CO₂ in one pound increments. When a sufficient amount of Carbon Credit Offsets are accumulated, they can be converted into a Carbon Financial Instrument (“CFI”) as defined by the current carbon trading community. Companies using ARCHOIL^® can now accumulate CFI’s to reduce their own carbon footprint profile.

Example
We baseline the vehicles for MPG then add ARCHOIL^® Engine and Fuel Treatment and register the improvement in MPG. Using a class 8 truck which clocks 100,000 miles per year and increases the MPG from 6.0 to 6.60 or a 10% improvement in fuel economy would save almost 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel annually. A gallon of diesel fuel produces 22.2 pounds of CO₂ x 1,700 gallons is a reduction of 37,740 pounds of CO₂ or 19 metric tonnes. CO₂ is traded by the tonne and as a commodity it is subject to market fluctuations.

Cost Analysis
Based on the numbers above, the annual savings in fuel cost are as follows: At $4.49 per gallon and driving 100,000 miles annually using 17,000 gallons of fuel at a 10% savings, 1,700 gallons of fuel is saved. The annual savings is $7,633.00

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