For project builders
See if your project is ready to finance
You have a signed offtaker contract but still need construction capital. MOTHER assesses what your project could borrow, identifies what needs fixing, and prepares a case for the lenders you choose.
What you receive
We assess your project’s readiness for financing and identify the steps needed before lender review.
Where you stand
We assess your project’s readiness for financing against established lending criteria and identify any conditions that remain.
Conditions to resolve
We specify outstanding conditions and quantify any financing shortfall. We update the assessment as you resolve conditions or provide further evidence.
One assessment for lenders
Authorised lenders review the same assessment, supported by source evidence. You retain control over who can access the assessment.
Preparing your project for assessment
Preparation runs from initial documentation to review by your chosen lenders.
- 1. Complete the readiness reviewEstablish the project’s current financing readiness.
- 2. Submit project documentationProvide the evidence needed for a full assessment.
- 3. Review the assessmentMOTHER examines the evidence against lending criteria.
- 4. Resolve outstanding conditionsAddress identified gaps so the assessment can be updated.
- 5. Proceed to lender reviewAuthorised lenders consider the case through their own credit processes.
Your project, your choices
MOTHER does not lend, invest or hold client money. MOTHER is paid for its analysis, never for whether a loan is made, so its answer is the same whoever is asking.
- Who reads your case, decided by you
- Your offtaker, involved in reviewing payment arrangements
- The lending decision, made by each lender on their own judgement
What we look for
- Durable carbon removal across methods, with closer scrutiny of less established technologies
- A signed offtake with a named offtaker, assignable to a lender
- Registered, or in validation, under a recognised standard
- An independent technical review and a financial model with a delivery schedule
- Large enough to warrant project finance
- The same method covers other climate projects with contracted revenue
Questions builders ask
What does MOTHER Carbon do for a project builder?
MOTHER examines your project the way a lender would, against the rules lenders actually use, and gives you a case: whether it is ready to finance, how much it can borrow, and exactly what stands in the way. MOTHER does not lend, invest or hold client money, and never promises that a lender will say yes.
What do we need to send?
We need the documents behind your project: contracts, quotes, studies, accounts and permits. Every figure in the case is traced to one of them, so the more complete they are, the clearer the answer.
What if our project is not ready?
We explain the assessment and the reasons behind it. Each open condition is named, and any financing shortfall is quantified. Close a condition or add evidence, and the case is run again.
Does a good case mean we will be financed?
No. The case sets out the evidence, and each lender decides on their own credit judgement and authorisations. A good case file lets every lender begin from the same examined evidence, rather than sorting through raw documents themselves.
What does an assessment cost?
Fees are discussed on the call with our team. MOTHER is paid for its analysis, never for whether a loan is made, so its answer is the same whoever is asking.
Who sees our case?
You decide. Every lender you choose reads the same case, and nothing is shared without your authorisation.
Does our offtaker need to do anything?
We work with your offtaker and their counsel on an acknowledgement that contract payments may be directed to your lender. This forms part of preparing the project for financing.
Which projects do you examine?
We examine durable carbon removal of any method with a signed offtaker, where the project is large enough to warrant project finance. The same method covers other climate projects with contracted revenue. Less proven technology is not turned away, but tested harder.
Your project’s next steps
Tell our team about your project and the capital it needs. We will tell you plainly where the project stands and what a lender will ask for.