Residual and 1PointFive Open New Doors to Carbon

Two new routes are making carbon removal easier to buy. Residual launched a Buyer Portal on October 6, and 1PointFive agreed to sell over 15,000 tonnes of direct air capture credits through partners. Market data from CDR.fyi shows intermediaries facilitated 74% of durable CDR tonnes contracted in Q1 2026.

Residual is a carbon project developer. 1PointFive is a Houston-based carbon capture and sequestration company and a subsidiary of Occidental. CDR.fyi is a public benefit corporation that tracks durable carbon removal purchases and deliveries.

exterior of an industrial facility with large metal pipes and tubes under a cloudy sky

Industrial process piping photographed as a general visual for carbon management infrastructure.

What Does Residual's New Buyer Portal Offer?

Residual's Buyer Portal puts project details, commercial terms, and risk evaluations for each project on a single page. Access is granted on approval. Residual says it reviews each request personally and responds within two working days.

Every project Residual develops is published in standardized sections. The sections cover removal mechanisms, risks and mitigations, co-benefits, commercial terms, team, roadmap, and underlying data.

Key Facts

Residual launched its Buyer Portal on October 6, 2026.
1PointFive has agreed to sell more than 15,000 tonnes of DAC carbon removal credits through channel partners.
CDR.fyi recorded 2.3 million tonnes of durable CDR contracted in Q1 2026, the largest first quarter on record.
Intermediaries facilitated 74% of those tonnes, the highest quarterly share in CDR.fyi records.
STRATOS in Ector County, Texas, is designed to capture up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

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Pricing is visible before a buyer makes contact. Project pages publish uncommitted volumes, delivery curves, volume-based pricing, and available contract structures.

A Portfolio View lets buyers allocate volumes across projects and vintage years. It models weighted average price and total cost by project type, registry, and permanence. Clara, the portal's document assistant, answers questions from project pages and data rooms and cites the exact source sections.

Residual develops several project types, including biochar and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage. Residual is a developer, not a marketplace. The portal covers only the projects it develops.

How Is 1PointFive Selling Carbon Removal Through Channel Partners?

1PointFive says it has agreed to sell more than 15,000 tonnes of DAC carbon removal credits to be provided through channel partners. Named partners include CUR8, which builds carbon removal portfolios for companies, and Supercritical, a carbon removal marketplace. Patch is the most recent partner to confirm an agreement.

The volumes include agreements for major sporting events. They also include year-end additions that help organizations meet annual targets. The company says channel partners suit smaller businesses, event organizers, and buyers who need tailored volumes.

Direct deals remain part of the mix. TD Securities' purchase of 27,500 metric tons of DAC credits over four years came straight from the developer.

The credits come from STRATOS, 1PointFive's first DAC facility in Ector County, Texas. It is designed to capture up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2 per year once fully operational. Decarbonfuse has tracked STRATOS construction progress since its early phases.

"We help our customers align their carbon removal strategy and purchasing with their broader business objectives, and for most, that means building a balanced portfolio that includes high-quality, long-duration removal like Direct Air Capture. We're proud to partner with 1PointFive to give our customers a credible pathway to bring DAC into that mix."

Marta Krupinska, CEO and Co-Founder, CUR8

Anthony Cottone, President and General Manager of 1PointFive, said channel partners help organizations of different sizes include DAC in their decarbonization plans.

Why Do Intermediaries Matter for Carbon Removal Buyers?

Intermediaries facilitated 74% of durable CDR tonnes contracted in Q1 2026, according to CDR.fyi. That is the highest quarterly share in the data provider's records.

Direct agreements between purchasers and suppliers made up the other 26% of tonnes. Intermediaries facilitated about 62% of all deals, close to the historical average of 68%.

Q1 2026 was the largest opening quarter on record, with 2.3 million tonnes contracted. Microsoft contracted 1 million tonnes, about 43% of the total. More than 113 other purchasers contracted 1.3 million tonnes.

Cowboy State Daily reports on the Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub completing the deepest Class VI carbon storage well drilled in the United States, reaching nearly 18,500 feet in Sweetwater County as part of a University of Wyoming and Frontier Infrastructure collaboration.

CDR.fyi notes that purchasers outside the largest in-house procurement teams rely on intermediaries for sourcing, diligence, contracting, and portfolio management. CDR intermediary Senken facilitated a 105,000-tonne biochar sale in the quarter.

CDR.fyi also reorganized its carbon removal method categories to reduce buyer confusion.

Do Large Buyers Still Shape Total Volume?

Yes. Microsoft's 1 million tonnes made up about 43% of Q1 2026 contracted volume, so a few large deals still set the headline total.

Biochar carbon removal accounted for 93% of Q1 contracted volume. All five of the largest transactions used biochar, and together they made up about 91% of tonnes contracted. Suppliers such as Varaha have signed multi-year biochar offtakes with Microsoft.

More than 113 other purchasers contracted the remaining 1.3 million tonnes in Q1 2026. 1PointFive says its channel partners serve smaller businesses, event organizers, and buyers with tailored volume needs.

industrial plant with tall metal pipes and equipment behind a fence

Industrial plant with tall process pipes, shown as a general visual for the facilities that supply carbon removal credits.

How Do the Two Approaches Compare?

Residual offers a developer-run portal for diligence. 1PointFive sells DAC credits through third-party partners. Each approach serves a different step in the purchasing process.

Feature	Residual	1PointFive
Model	Developer-run Buyer Portal	Sales through third-party channel partners
Main function	Project diligence, pricing, and portfolio modeling	Access to DAC credits through intermediaries
Buyer interaction	Buyers review Residual-developed projects	Partners build DAC into customer portfolios
Removal scope	Multiple project types	Direct air capture
Development highlighted	Portal launch on October 6	More than 15,000 tonnes agreed for sale through partners

Together they add routes beyond a single negotiation between a developer and a very large buyer. Buyers now have three paths:

Developer to large buyer
Developer to channel partner to end buyer
Developer to buyer-facing diligence and portfolio tools to buyer

More DAC developers are joining that picture, as this list of companies leading direct air capture shows.

"A few years ago, buyers asked us which carbon removal method was best. Today, the most mature buyers build diversified portfolios, pairing biochar's near-term delivery with DAC's geological permanence and long-term capacity. A portfolio built to last includes both."

Michelle You, CEO and Co-Founder, Supercritical

What Do Buyers Still Weigh Before Signing?

Buyers still assess delivery, permanence, quality, and measurement and verification for each project. The new tools put more of that information in one place.

Residual's portal lists each risk next to its mitigation and supporting documents. It also states open concerns so buyers can review a project before reaching out.

Deliveries are rising as well. CDR.fyi counted 145,000 tonnes of durable CDR delivered in Q1 2026, up 67% year over year.

Policy work is adding structure too. The Carbon Removal Alliance released a policy roadmap to scale carbon dioxide removal in the United States. ACR's updated CCS methodology expands eligible storage sites to include saline reservoirs and depleted oil and gas fields.

Smoother Roads From Project to Purchase

Two recent developments show how the path from project to purchase is widening. A developer now publishes diligence data up front. A DAC developer now reaches smaller buyers through partners.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Residual a carbon credit marketplace?

No. Residual is a carbon project developer. Its Buyer Portal covers the projects it develops, and access is granted on approval.

What does the 15,000-tonne figure from 1PointFive mean?

1PointFive says it has agreed to sell more than 15,000 tonnes of DAC credits to be provided through channel partners. These are agreed sales, not delivered tonnes.

How much of the durable carbon removal market uses intermediaries?

CDR.fyi reported that intermediaries facilitated 74% of durable CDR tonnes contracted in Q1 2026.

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Residual and 1PointFive Open New Doors to Carbon Removal