amir-gerges/Carboni-Hedera-africa-hackathon-submission

a repo containing all requested submission material # Carboni — Hedera Africa Hackathon Submission This repository contains the submission assets for the Carboni project. - Whitepaper(s) - Slide deck - Policy artifacts - Schema artifacts - Hashgraph Certificate ## 1. Project Overview - **Project name**: Carboni — Renewable Energy NFT Offset Platform - **Summary**: Tokenize renewable energy and retire fractional NFTs to offset hourly consumption with verifiable, tamper‑proof data on Hedera. - **Vision**: End‑to‑end transparency from meter to retirement using Guardian VCs, HCS logging, and HTS tokens. - **Track**: Track II: DLT For Operations. ### Problem Statement Lack of real-time, transparent, and verifiable systems for renewable energy offsets in Africa. ### Solution Overview Carboni leverages Hedera Guardian to tokenize renewable energy hourly generation into verifiable NFTs (anchor NFTs and fNFTs), enabling real-time, auditable carbon offsets. ### Key Innovations - **Integration of Advanced Technologies:** Use of smart meters for precise tracking and verification of energy generation, consumption, and offsets. - **Transparent and Secure Data Management:** Data captured is securely stored on the Hedera DLT, ensuring transparency and immutability, leveraging the Guardian Managed Service. - **Tokenization of Renewable Energy Certification and offsetting:** Minting of REN tokens to encapsulate the value of renewable energy generated, providing tangible rewards and incentivizing further participation in green energy generation. ## 2. Architecture & Hedera Usage - **Guardian** for Verifiable Credential management and multi-role governance. - **Hedera Consensus Service (HCS)** for immutable ledger of entities, facilities, devices, meter data for both generation and consumption, offsets (audit trail). HCS predictable fee guarantees operational cost stability, which is essential for low margin logistics in Africa. - **Hedera Token Service (HTS)** for producer NFTs and fractional fungible tokens (fNFTs) used in …