The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle

Affordable Energy now means zero-emissions.

8 Rivers has developed the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle, a technology that will enable the world to meet its climate targets without paying more for electricity. The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle is a new way to generate low-cost power from carbon-based fuels without producing air emissions.

Affordable energy now means zero emissions. The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle is reinventing emissions capture from its source.

About the project:

The future of our planet – considering a rapidly growing global population – demands a balanced portfolio of renewables and carbon-based methods of power generation, particularly those employing carbon capture. Free emissions capture is the holy grail of carbon-based power generation. Today, power cycles require the addition of expensive, efficiency-reducing equipment to decrease and capture emissions. The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle is a new type of power cycle that takes a novel approach to emissions reduction. It uses the oxy-combustion of carbon fuels and a high-pressure supercritical CO2 working fluid in a highly recuperated cycle that captures all emissions by design. The only by-products are liquid water and a stream of high-purity, pipeline-ready CO2. The cycle can utilize a variety of carbon-based fuels, including natural gas and gasified solid fuels such as biomass and municipal solid waste. The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle embodies major advantages over conventional systems: attaining high efficiencies at low costs with low to no water consumption. All this with full, free emissions capture. The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle powered by natural gas is exclusively licensed to NET Power, LLC. NET Power is leading the commercialization of the natural gas version of the cycle, and 8 Rivers is a shareholder in NET Power.

Problem

In order to meet the world’s carbon targets, we must develop cost-effective technology to eliminate CO2 emissions from carbon-based fuels.

Solution

An entirely new power cycle that generates emissions-free electricity from carbon-based fuels for lower costs than traditional, emitting technologies.

Key Innovation

Using high pressure CO2, instead of steam, as the system working fluid.

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Status

NET Power deployed its demonstration facility in LaPorte, Texas. Several NET Power commercial projects are currently in development, including some by 8 Rivers. Separately, progress of the solid-fuels system is also underway with ongoing engineering and combustor testing.

Low Cost

The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle produces lower cost electricity than traditional power systems that do not capture air emissions.

No Air Emissions

The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle inherently eliminates air emissions as a function of how it most-efficiently operates. The only byproducts are liquid water and pipeline-ready CO2.

No Water Use

For a smaller efficiency reduction than traditional power plants, the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle can use air to cool, eliminating all water usage.

Platform Technology

The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle can be applied to a variety of fuels and fuel sources – including natural gas, biomass, and solar – and integrates with many industrial process.

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