A Healthier Earth, the climate technology R&D subsidiary of Pure DC, has launched what it claims is the ‘world’s first integrated carbon removal platform’ from the data centre sector.
The platform has been designed to create a scalable supply of biochar-based carbon removal credits for hyperscalers, global corporates and institutional buyers across Europe and other markets. Rather than relying solely on individual carbon removal projects, A Healthier Earth says the platform will combine its own production capabilities with partner-developed projects under a single set of standards and governance.
That could prove important for data centre operators and their customers, with demand for AI infrastructure continuing to increase scrutiny around the sector’s energy use and wider climate impact. While efficiency improvements and clean power procurement remain central to decarbonisation strategies, many large digital infrastructure customers are also looking at how to address residual emissions.
“What we’re doing at Pure DC is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. In Dublin we’ve demonstrated that net zero carbon, self-powered data centres are deliverable. Now, with our Biochar Integrated Carbon Removal from AHE, we’re making them scalable,” said Gary Wojtaszek, Executive Chairman & interim CEO, Pure DC.
“This isn’t incremental improvement; it’s a complete reset of how this sector will be built going forward.”
Turning carbon removal into infrastructure
AHE says the platform is intended to address fragmentation in the carbon removal market, where buyers can face uncertainty around quality, permanence, project scale and verification. That has become a particular concern for institutional buyers, which increasingly need credits that can withstand scrutiny from investors, customers and regulators.
The company’s model groups projects into tranches, with each project operating under shared technical standards and governance. Credits will be certified under the Isometric Standard and supported by Mangrove Systems’ digital monitoring, reporting and verification software.
That digital MRV layer is intended to give buyers more transparency over how each tonne of carbon removed is measured, reported and verified. It is also designed to support a more automated approach to carbon removal procurement, which could be necessary if the market is to move beyond smaller, project-by-project purchases.
“This is about turning carbon removal into infrastructure, aligning organisations with the ambition to lead on climate with a platform designed and committed to deliver at scale,” said Alastair Collier, Chief R&D Officer, AHE.
“We’re bringing the standards, systems and scale required to deliver high-integrity carbon removal as a reliable, long-term solution for global demand. By integrating developers, capital and buyers into a single system, we can deliver high-integrity carbon removal in a way that is reliable, financeable and ready for long-term, large-scale demand.”
For developers, AHE says the platform should provide more certainty through standardised processes, technical support and long-term offtake structures. For buyers, the company argues it will offer longer-duration access to carbon removal credits with greater visibility over quality and permanence.
Lukas May, Chief Commercial Officer at Isometric, added, “The data centre sector needs scalable, high-quality carbon removal and the confidence that every credit represented genuine climate impact. We’re looking forward to working with A Healthier Earth to deliver on that mission.”
Brandon Vlaar, CEO of Mangrove, concluded, “We’re proud to be chosen as AHE’s digital data infrastructure partner, combining automation and AI-enabled tools to ensure every tonne of carbon removed through the platform is measured, accurate, and verified.
“AHE is building exactly the kind of infrastructure-grade carbon removal the market needs, and Mangrove’s dMRV platform is designed to match that ambition with the rigour buyers and registries require.”
