Climate data
that proves
itself

VCC is the open verification network for sustainability data. Your numbers stay private, independent operators verify the math, and anyone can audit the result.

200+
Energy companies using Energy Web
1 → ∞
Configurable operator nodes
0
Private data exposed
Trusted By

Built With the Standards Bodies, Enterprises, and Assurance Firms Defining Verified Markets

Methodology Bodies Enterprises & Platforms Auditors & Assurance Registries & Regulators

All names represent current or previous collaborations and partnerships.

The Problem

Climate Claims Are Unverifiable

Today's audit sees a sample, once a year. VCC sees every calculation, continuously.

Today

Annual audit, narrow sample, one firm

  • CadenceOnce a year, months after the fact
  • CoverageSampled records, not the full ledger
  • MethodManual, firm-specific, opaque
  • TrustOne auditor's signature, take it or leave it
  • CostSix figures, borne by the reporter
With VCC

Continuous consensus, every record, independent operators

  • CadenceEvery round, on every submission
  • CoverageEvery record, no sampling
  • MethodMethodology-as-code, run identically by all operators
  • TrustMulti-party consensus plus auditor attestation
  • CostPer-verification fee, paid by users
The 30-Second Movie

One Claim, Five Stages

Watch a single verification move from private data to public proof.

Stage 01, Submit

Only a Fingerprint Leaves the Enterprise

The company's operational record stays inside their own network. The VCC Gateway, also running in their VPC, turns it into a cryptographic commitment. Only that fingerprint is ever published.

Actor
Enterprise
Component
VCC Gateway
Exposed
Nothing
Stage 02, Methodology

The Rulebook Is Already Here

The applicable methodology lives on the network, published once by the standards body as versioned code. Every verification runs against that exact rulebook.

Authored by
Standards Body
Governed by
VMI
Form
Code, versioned
Stage 03, Compute

Independent Operators Verify

A network of independent operators runs that methodology against the data, privately. When they agree, the result is final.

Actor
Network Operators
Network
Private or public
Outcome
Consensus, on-chain
Stage 04, Attest

Auditors Sign Automatically

Accredited auditors run their own verification on every round, continuously. Their attestations publish alongside the consensus, turning a verified record into an assurance-grade one.

Actor
Accredited Auditors
Cadence
Every round
Mode
Automated, on-chain
Stage 05, Publish

Public Proofs, Private Data

Proofs land on the Explorer, free to inspect. Private data stays private. Auditors, regulators, and developers request scoped access through VCC Launchpad, approved by the data owner.

Public
Proofs, free
Private
Scoped, approved
Developers
API via Launchpad
01
The Ecosystem

Five Actors, One Network

Data moves in one direction. Money moves in the other.

Compute Network Operators Run the methodology, vote. ↓ verifies ↑ earns Methodology Standards Bodies Publish the rulebook. ↙ defines ↗ earns Attest Accredited Auditors Sign every round, automatically. ↖ attests ↘ earns Inspect Public & Buyers Proofs free, open access. ↑ receives — no cost Build Developers & Apps Buy API access, build on data. ↗ queries ↗ pays Submit Enterprise Private data stays private. ↘ submits ↘ pays
Data Flow
Enterprises submit private records. Standards bodies publish methodologies. Operators verify. Auditors sign. Developers query through the API. The public gets a proof. Private data never leaves the Gateway.
Money Flow
Two groups pay: enterprises for verification, developers for API access. The fee distributes to methodology builders, network operators, and auditors. The public pays nothing.
The Economics

One Fee In. Three Earners Out

The enterprise pays once. The fee distributes to methodology, compute, and attestation, per verification.

Enterprise pays One Verification Fee 100% of fee pool Fee Pool Compute Network Operators Earn per consensus reached. ~60% of fee pool Methodology Standards Bodies Earn per methodology use. ~25% of fee pool Attest Accredited Auditors Earn per attestation signed. ~15% of fee pool
1
Fee in, per verification
3
Participants earn from each
0
Subsidy, public pays nothing
Percentages are illustrative. Exact splits are set per solution group by the platform operator and distributed on-chain, automatically, per verified round. Figures shown are typical ranges.
The Platform

Five Products, One Trusted Result

From the rulebook to the public record. Every piece designed to work together.

Studio, for methodology builders

Build and publish the rulebook

A visual editor for authoring methodologies as versioned code. Standards bodies design once, the network executes everywhere.

  • Visual flow editor with test harness
  • Versioning and governance built in
  • Publish to VMI for certification
For Standards Bodies
methodology.flow.json Input meter_read Rule DEFRA 2025 Output co2e Assertion matches_expected TEST PASSED quantity: 1200 kWh → 120.48 kgCO₂e ✓ version: 1.0.0 · ready to publish
Gateway, for enterprises

Your data stays yours

The private entry point, deployed inside your own network. Raw data never leaves. Only a cryptographic fingerprint is sent onward.

  • Runs inside your infrastructure
  • Single REST API, one endpoint
  • Integrates with existing data pipelines
For Enterprises
YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE IoT ERP MRV VCC Gateway FINGERPRINT a3f9…c2b1 Raw data never leaves your box. Only the fingerprint travels onward.
Runtime, for operators

Run a node, earn per verification

Independent operators run VCC Runtime to verify rounds and vote. Honest execution earns, private consortiums and public networks both supported.

  • Deterministic execution environment
  • Auto-joins solution groups on subscribe
  • Transparent earnings, per verification
For Network Operators
OP-01 vote: a3f9 agreed OP-02 vote: a3f9 agreed OP-03 vote: a3f9 agreed OP-04 vote: a3f9 agreed OP-05 vote: a3f9 agreed OP-06 vote: a3f9 agreed CONSENSUS · SETTLED 6 of 6 operators agree root: a3f9…c2b1 block 1,284,921
Launchpad, for everyone

One SaaS portal, every role

The onboarding hub. Register a role, request scoped data access, buy API keys for analytics, manage subscriptions. Approvals route automatically to the right parties.

  • Scoped private data requests
  • API key issuance for developers
  • Role-based dashboards and approvals
For Auditors, Developers, Regulators
LAUNCHPAD My Requests Subscriptions API Keys Approvals Scoped access request Auditor: EY · to Coral scope: 2025 Q3 submissions Status: approved API key, public data Project: Carbon Dashboard key_live_a3f9…c2b1 Plan: Developer Approvals route automatically.
Explorer, the public record

Every verified claim, searchable

The free, public interface to every proof on the network. Trace any claim to its methodology, operators, and auditor. No account needed.

  • Live search of every verification
  • Full consensus and attestation trail
  • Free API for public data
For Public, Buyers, Regulators
Search claims, operators, attestations... coral-ghg-84a3f9c2b1 Scope 2 · 126.91 kgCO₂e · 6 of 6 verified just now sbp-2025-q3-payload Clean BTC · 45.2 BTC · attested by EY 2m ago energytag-hourly-8812 GC match · 24/7 · cross-registry check 5m ago
Find Your Path

One Network, Six Ways In

Whether you submit, verify, audit, or build on top, there's a clear pathway. Pick yours.

For Enterprises

Prove your data, keep it private

Submit operational records to VCC Gateway, get verified proofs back. Your raw data never leaves your infrastructure.

  1. 1Deploy Gateway on your VPC
  2. 2Wire your data source to one endpoint
  3. 3Receive proofs, share with auditors
Request a Gateway
For Standards Bodies

Publish the rulebook, earn per use

Author industry methodologies as versioned code. Every verification that uses your standard pays you automatically.

  1. 1Author your methodology in Studio
  2. 2Submit for VMI certification
  3. 3Collect royalties on every run
Become a Publisher
For Network Operators

Run a node, earn per verification

Install VCC Runtime, subscribe to solution groups, verify rounds as they come in. Honest execution, transparent earnings.

  1. 1Install Runtime on your server
  2. 2Subscribe to a solution group
  3. 3Earn per consensus reached
Operate a Node Read operator docs
For Auditors

Automated attestation, assurance-grade

Register once, request scoped data access through Launchpad, then sign every round automatically as part of the network.

  1. 1Get accredited by VMI
  2. 2Request scoped access per client
  3. 3Sign rounds, collect fees
Join as an Auditor
For Developers & Analysts

Build on verified data

Buy API keys through Launchpad, query public verified records or request scoped private access. Build dashboards, analytics, intelligence.

  1. 1Sign up on Launchpad
  2. 2Pick a plan, get an API key
  3. 3Ship apps, charts, dashboards
Get an API Key
For the Public & Buyers

Inspect any claim, for free

Every verified record lives on VCC Explorer, free to search. Trace any claim back to its methodology, operators, and auditor.

  1. 1Open the Explorer, no account needed
  2. 2Search by claim, buyer, or operator
  3. 3See the full attestation trail
Open the Explorer
Real-World Deployments

Deployments, Live and Trialled

Live systems, active pilots, and completed trials.

Governance

Trust, Governed in the Open

Two open initiatives keep the network honest. Methodologies are certified, platforms are permissioned, every decision is public.

VMI

Verifiable Markets Initiative

A multi-stakeholder body that certifies methodologies as verifiable-ready. Standards bodies, regulators, and industry groups define what "good enough" means for each market.

  • CertifiesMethodologies before they can run on the network
  • MembersStandards bodies, auditors, regulators, buyers
  • DecisionsPublic, on-chain, versioned
VMP

Verifiable Markets Protocol

The open technical standard underneath VCC. Anyone can implement it. The protocol defines how methodologies, consensus, and attestation interoperate.

  • OpenSpecification is public and free to implement
  • MaintainedBy Energy Web Foundation, together with the community
  • ReferenceVCC is the reference implementation
For Builders

One API, Open Infrastructure

A single REST endpoint to submit. A public Explorer to verify. Open-source Runtime to operate. Start in minutes.

submit-verification.js
// Submit an operational record to VCC Gateway.
// Raw data stays inside your network.

const result = await vcc.gateway.submit({
  methodology: "ghg-protocol-scope2-v1",
  payload: meterReading,                // private
  commit: true
});

// Result is a public fingerprint.
console.log(result.fingerprint);
// >> a3f9…c2b1

// Wait for consensus and auditor attestation.
const verified = await result.waitForAttestation();
// verified.status === "assurance-grade"
Questions

How Is This Different

Honest answers about what VCC is, what it isn't, and how it compares.

How is this different from traditional audit?

Traditional audit is periodic, expensive, and narrow, typically one snapshot per year by one firm on a limited scope. VCC runs continuously. Every record is verified automatically by an independent operator network, and auditors attest on every round. Human auditors still play a crucial role, but the work they do is on top of continuous consensus, not instead of it.

Is this a blockchain registry?

No. A registry just stores records. VCC verifies computation. Registries tell you a certificate exists. VCC proves the numbers that produced the certificate are correct, according to a specific methodology, signed by independent parties. VCC can feed registries, but it isn't one.

What stays private, and what becomes public?

Private: your raw operational data. It never leaves the VCC Gateway running inside your own infrastructure.

Public: a cryptographic fingerprint of the record, the consensus result, the auditor attestation, and the methodology version used. Anyone can verify the chain of trust.

Scoped: regulators and auditors you approve can request access to underlying data through VCC Launchpad, with your explicit consent.

Why not just use zero-knowledge proofs?

ZK is excellent when the computation is well-defined and the prover and verifier agree on the circuit. For sustainability data, the harder problem is the rulebook itself, whose methodology, whose version, whose parameters. VCC solves that governance layer first. ZK may be used under the hood for specific proofs, but it isn't the whole answer.

Who runs the operator network?

Independent organizations, selected per solution group. A private consortium (for example, a Big-4 audit firm and two energy companies) can run a closed network for their sector. A public network can run the same protocol open to any operator. The network topology is a choice, the protocol is the same.

How do auditors get paid?

Per attestation, automatically. When an enterprise pays a verification fee, a share goes to the accredited auditor configured for that solution group. Payments settle on-chain after each consensus round. No invoices, no billing cycles.

What does Energy Web bring to this?

Energy Web has been building production-grade decentralized infrastructure for energy and climate since 2017, with a network of enterprise partners, standards bodies, and regulators already in place. VCC builds on that footprint, and on the operational lessons from running live infrastructure used by Shell, Accenture, and others.

Start Here · VCC Launchpad

From Methodology to Deployment, in Minutes

Define a rulebook. Compose a verification flow. Publish it. Operator nodes run it. Actors subscribe. The Launchpad wires it all together, no ops team required.

publish deploy distribute distribute distribute expose subscribe methodology-builder.vcc Methodology Builder DEFRA 2025 Scope 2 rule: emission_factor × kWh source: grid.defra.gov.uk Publish solution-ide.vcc Solution IDE ingest method verify Deploy coral-ghg.flow.yaml Actors Enterprises & Developers enterprise developer Request gateway, obtain API key. EW Registry Methodology · Solution Operator Node OP-01 Runtime ready running Operator Node OP-02 Runtime ready running Operator Node OP-03 Runtime ready running VCC Launchpad Portal Subscribe. Install. Integrate. Discover published solutions, onboard in minutes. docs.verifiedcompute.cloud Gateway vcc-gateway.zip Sign, encrypt, commit API Key vcc_live_sk_84a3f9 Rate-limited, revocable
Step 1

Methodology Builder

Standards bodies define the rulebook in a visual editor: formulas, data sources, quality thresholds. Publish in one click.

Step 2

Solution IDE

Compose verification flows by dragging ingest, method, and verify blocks. Reference any published methodology by version.

Step 3

Deploy & Distribute

Solutions register on Energy Web, then push automatically to elected operator nodes. Runtime attestation out of the box.

Step 4

Subscribe & Access

Actors discover solutions in the Launchpad, download a signed Gateway, and mint API keys to start submitting or querying.