Pre-Combustion Decarbonisation
FARST: Fluidised Autothermal Reforming Syngas Technology
Transforming natural gas into clean hydrogen with scalable, efficient, and cost-effective pre-combustion decarbonisation.
Hydrogen Without the Carbon Cost
Pre-combustion decarbonisation captures carbon dioxide before fuels are burned, enabling clean, efficient energy without releasing CO₂ into the atmosphere. This is a critical step for industries and utilities seeking to achieve net-zero emissions while maintaining reliable power and hydrogen supply.
Cadchem Technology Ltd’s FARST — Fluidised Autothermal Reforming Syngas Technology — is a breakthrough process for low-carbon hydrogen production with intrinsic carbon capture. Unlike conventional methods, FARST achieves near-zero emissions when paired with carbon storage, at nominal additional cost, making scalable decarbonisation a commercial reality.
With FARST, industries gain a practical pathway to affordable, clean hydrogen — a technology designed not just for today’s energy demands, but for the future of a decarbonised world.
Intrinsic Carbon Capture
FARST captures CO₂ within the reforming process, eliminating costly downstream scrubbers and post-combustion systems.
Scalable, Cost Efficient
Compact, modular units scale efficiently from pilot installations to industrial hubs, lowering capital and operating costs.
Low-Carbon Energy
FARST hydrogen supports reliable low-carbon energy, transport, and industrial systems aligned with global decarbonisation goals.
Why Pre-Combustion Decarbonisation Matters
Capturing carbon before combustion delivers deeper cuts, lower costs, and cleaner hydrogen from the start.
Pre-combustion carbon capture is one of the most effective routes to deep decarbonisation. By removing CO₂ before combustion, industries can deploy hydrogen and syngas solutions at scale without costly retrofits or downstream scrubbing.
This upstream approach tackles emissions at their source, ensuring that hydrogen production and power generation are both clean and commercially viable. By integrating carbon capture into the reforming process itself, FARST eliminates the need for costly add-ons or secondary systems — making decarbonisation an intrinsic part of the energy cycle rather than an afterthought.
Decarbonizing 1 GW CCGT with FARST
Integrating clean hydrogen at scale for immediate emission reduction
Conventional combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants can be rapidly decarbonized by integrating FARST as an upstream hydrogen production module.
Using the existing natural gas feedstock, FARST converts part or all of the input gas into clean hydrogen, while capturing and conditioning CO₂ for permanent storage or utilization.
The produced hydrogen is blended or fully substituted into the turbine fuel mix, delivering deep carbon reduction without altering the core CCGT infrastructure.
Extensive use of AspenTech HYSYS digital twin simulations, vendor input, and EPC benchmarking confirms that FARST delivers at 50% lower capital cost than competing technologies.
By coupling FARST with large-scale generation assets, utilities can achieve:
- 40–90% lower CO₂ emissions, depending on the hydrogen to gas blend ratio.
- Minimal retrofit requirements, leveraging existing gas networks and turbines.
- Continuous, dispatchable power that remains grid-reliable and future-ready.
- A clear pathway to 100% hydrogen operation, aligned with long-term decarbonization targets.
Beyond utility-scale generation, the clean hydrogen produced through FARST is equally suited to decentralized refuelling hubs, power-intensive facilities such as AI data centers, and industrial applications including fertilizer and cement production.
This configuration demonstrates how blue hydrogen, produced through FARST’s compact and efficient reforming process, enables both existing energy infrastructure and new industrial users to become integral to the low-carbon economy—today.
Applications
Where FARST Delivers Impact
FARST enables clean hydrogen and integrated carbon capture across the energy system. From electricity generation to heavy industry, transport, and digital infrastructure, FARST provides scalable low-carbon solutions wherever reliable energy is needed.
Power Generation & Fuel Cells
Producing clean electricity at scale through hydrogen-fired power plants, while supporting distributed fuel cell systems for industry and backup supply.
Transport Fuel Hubs & Energy
Multi-purpose FARST Hydrogen hubs that fuel trucks and fleets while also generating electricity for the grid and powering EV charging stations.
Co-Located AI Data Centres
Delivering clean hydrogen power and cooling for the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
Steel Industry
Supplying hydrogen as a clean reducing agent to replace coal in steelmaking, cutting emissions in one of the most carbon-intensive sectors.
Fertilisers and Chemicals
Supporting ammonia and fertiliser production with low-carbon hydrogen feedstock, vital for agriculture and food security.
Cement Manufacturing
Providing clean hydrogen and integrated CO₂ capture for cement kilns, addressing both high energy demand and process emissions.
FAQs
Decarbonisation in Practice: How FARST Delivers Real Emission Reduction
FARST achieves deep carbon reduction through smart process design, integrated capture, and commercial flexibility.
These FAQs explain how our technology makes decarbonisation practical, verifiable, and profitable — today.
Every FARST installation is a step toward practical decarbonisation — measurable, verifiable, and commercially sound.
How does FARST reduce CO₂ emissions compared to other blue hydrogen technologies?
FARST captures carbon before combustion using a closed-system reforming cycle. This isolates CO₂ in a concentrated stream, reducing lifecycle emissions by up to 75%. Typical intensity is 2.5–3.3 kg CO₂ per kg H₂—well within leading low-carbon standards such as the UK LCHS and U.S. 45V and EU low-carbon guidelines.
What makes FARST’s carbon capture more efficient?
The system operates at moderate temperature and pressure, producing a CO₂-rich stream without solvents or amines. This simplifies plant design, lowers energy use, and enables over 95% capture efficiency with reduced operating cost and maintenance compared with post-combustion systems.
Where does the captured CO₂ go?
FARST outputs pure, pipeline-grade CO₂ suitable for permanent geological storage, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), or utilisation in e-fuels, fertiliser, construction materials, beverages, and Controlled-Environment Agriculture (CEA). These pathways create new value streams and qualify for U.S. 45Q incentives, supporting regional carbon-management and storage hubs.
How can FARST support broader low-carbon and net-zero strategies?
FARST hubs supply low-carbon hydrogen to industry, power, and transport sectors, integrating with regional decarbonisation plans. By producing clean fuel locally, they cut transport emissions and build the infrastructure foundation for future clean hydrogen expansion.
How does FARST generate resilient revenue?
FARST hubs generate revenue from hydrogen and nitrogen sales, contracted offtake, and power export; captured CO₂ can create credit or utilisation income where applicable. The diversified model yields bankable cash flows and strong unit economics, independent of incentives, with optional programs further enhancing returns.
How does FARST qualify for government incentives?
Projects can access 45V (up to $3/kg H₂) and 45Q ($85–$180/t CO₂) credits in the U.S., or Canada’s Clean Hydrogen ITC (15–40 %). These programs reward verified low-carbon intensity, improving ROI and accelerating private investment in clean hydrogen infrastructure.
FARST does not require credits or subsidies to operate and produce low-carbon hydrogen.
Where FARST Power Makes an Impact
Low-carbon hydrogen powering AI without limits
Efficient, scalable behind-the-fence hydrogen with pre-combustion CO₂ capture delivering energy to critical infrastructure.
AI Power
FARST Power delivers continuous, low-carbon electricity directly to AI and cloud data centres — scalable, dispatchable, and deployable where traditional grid power cannot reach.
Industrial Energy
Reliable, clean hydrogen systems that sustain heavy industry and advanced manufacturing with uninterrupted, low-emission power for 24/7 operations and cost stability.
Carbon Capture
Integrated pre-combustion CO₂ capture achieves up to 95% efficiency, supporting compliance with 45V/45Q incentives while lowering total carbon intensity across operations.
Rapid Deployment
Modular hydrogen platforms scale from 2 tons per day to full-capacity gigawatt systems, enabling developers to deploy low-carbon power in months — not years — without grid connection delays.
Partner with FARST to Accelerate Decarbonisation
Deploy compact, low-carbon hydrogen solutions across utilities, refuelling hubs, data centres, and industrial sites.
FARST enables cost-effective clean hydrogen production that integrates with existing energy networks and infrastructure.
Let’s discuss how we can collaborate to deliver real-world emissions reductions — today.