Bloom Energy, a fuel cell electricity generator, and Chart Industries, a manufacturer of industrial gas solutions, announced a carbon capture partnership that will use natural gas and fuel cells to generate low-carbon, always-on power.
Chart will use its carbon capture knowhow to process Bloom’s high-purity carbon dioxide (CO2) exhaust stream into outputs ready for utilization or sequestration. They are targeting data centers, manufacturers, and others seeking power solutions that can be deployed rapidly without compromising reliability or emission goals.
The CO2 utilization market serves as an important near-term term bridge to carbon sequestration in locations where infrastructure is not available or permitted. According to Morgan Stanley, over 500 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of carbon storage capacity is expected to come online within the next five years. As sequestration capabilities grow in the U.S. and globally, CO2 utilization provides an immediate pathway to repurpose captured carbon while supporting long-term decarbonization efforts.
Efficient carbon capture depends on the purity of CO₂ in the exhaust stream, which varies widely across power generation technologies. Conventional technologies that generate electricity from natural gas through combustion—such as gas turbines and reciprocating engines—produce exhaust streams with approximately 5% CO₂.
“Our partnership aims to demonstrate that cost-effective, onsite baseload power from natural gas with carbon capture is feasible at scale,” said KR Sridhar, Founder, Chairman, and CEO at Bloom Energy. “Bloom fuel cells generate electricity without combustion, producing a concentrated CO₂ stream that lowers extraction costs, making carbon capture more affordable and efficient.
For energy-intensive industries like data centers and large manufacturers, this will provide a path to reliable, scalable power while significantly reducing carbon emissions.”
