Low-carbon hydrogen
On-site hydrogen for process industries and reliable power for data centres and energy producers
Energy efficient low-CO2 hydrogen production
< 1 kg CO2e/kg H2
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energy required compared to electrolysis
Low carbon footprint, lower carbon costs
Hycamite’s catalytic technology splits methane into hydrogen and solid carbon without forming CO₂ in the reaction. It can use natural gas, biomethane, synthetic methane and suitable side streams from the petrochemical industry.
The independent German energy research institute FfE assessed the life-cycle carbon footprint of Hycamite’s hydrogen at 0.59 kg CO₂e/kg H₂ with imported LNG and hydropower electricity, and 0.84 kg with average grid electricity. Steam methane reforming produces 9 to 20 kg CO₂e/kg H₂. Using biomethane can create a carbon sink when the biogenic carbon remains bound in products or permanent storage.
Power plants and industrial users can reduce direct emissions and related carbon costs by replacing fossil fuels or fossil-based hydrogen. Steel and chemical producers can use low-carbon hydrogen as a fuel or feedstock. Data centres can use it for reliable, low carbon local power.
In Hycamite’s illustrative 1 GW power plant study, replacing half of the gas turbine’s fuel energy with hydrogen halves both direct emissions intensity and carbon allowance cost per megawatt-hour.
Lower energy use and modular deployment
Hycamite’s methane-splitting technology needs about one eighth of the electricity that water electrolysis needs per kilogram of hydrogen. Lower electricity demand reduces exposure to electricity prices and grid capacity constraints.
Standardised modules allow power plants, data centres and industrial users to add low-carbon hydrogen production at sites connected to existing gas infrastructure. Lower electricity demand can reduce delays caused by new high-capacity grid connections.
Carbon leaves the process in solid form, so projects do not need CO₂ capture, transport, or geological storage infrastructure.
The Hycamite Decomposition Plant (HDP), formerly the Customer Sample Facility (CSF), has been in operation in Kokkola since late 2025, and its operational ramp-up continues in 2026.
It validates the technology and customer applications at industrial scale. Its nominal capacity is 2,000 tonnes of hydrogen and 6,000 tonnes of carbon products per year.
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Hycamite efficiently decomposes methane (CH4) into hydrogen and solid carbon using recyclable catalysts, offering a low-emission alternative to steam methane reforming (SMR). Methane can be sourced from various sources, including geologic natural gas, biomethane or synthetic natural gas, even utilizing sidestreams from the petrochemical industry.
The HYCAMITE™ process has an exceptionally low carbon footprint, with hydrogen production emitting less than 1 kg CO2e/kg H2 compared to 9 to 20 kg CO2e/kg H2 from SMR. When using biomethane (Renewable Natural Gas) as a feedstock, the produced carbon acts as a carbon sink, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Benefits
Lower energy use and carbon costs
Hycamite’s methane-splitting technology needs about one eighth of the electricity that water electrolysis needs per kilogram of hydrogen. Replacing fossil fuels or fossil-based hydrogen can also reduce direct emissions and related carbon costs.
Decarbonise one step at a time
Customers can convert part or all of their methane use into hydrogen. This allows them to reduce direct emissions before their equipment is ready to operate entirely on hydrogen.
Produce hydrogen where it is used
Methane-splitting plants connect to existing gas infrastructure at power plants, data centres and industrial sites. Local production reduces the need for hydrogen transport, compression, liquefaction and large-scale storage.
Reduce infrastructure delays
Standardised modules and existing gas connections can shorten deployment. Lower electricity demand reduces dependence on new high-capacity grid connections and renewable power capacity.
Scale capacity with demand
Customers can add modules as hydrogen demand grows. This allows them to align capacity and investment with actual demand.
Create value from solid carbon
The carbon produced alongside hydrogen can be processed into commercial materials. Its commercial value can lower the net cost of hydrogen. Hycamite can help customers identify suitable applications, processors and buyers for their carbon output.