Methane Splitting: The Next Frontier in Industrial Decarbonization

As industries worldwide intensified efforts to decarbonize, innovative technologies began reshaping the path to a low-carbon future. This session spotlighted Hycamite’s advancements in methane-splitting technology, its strategic vision, and how such innovation could accelerate the hydrogen economy.

The session explored how turquoise hydrogen, produced through methane splitting, could play a pivotal role in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors while leveraging existing natural gas infrastructure. It also highlighted the growing value of carbon and graphite byproducts—sustainable alternatives to mined graphite—that open new avenues for material innovation.

In the context of a volatile energy and trade landscape, industrial leaders faced twin challenges: cutting emissions and securing reliable supplies of critical materials. While green hydrogen remained central to long-term decarbonization goals, its high costs and infrastructure demands posed hurdles. Methane splitting emerged as a pragmatic, scalable solution, offering a low-carbon hydrogen pathway that complemented existing energy systems while delivering valuable carbon co-products.

Experts Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe and Sharath Thirumalai discussed how this breakthrough approach could redefine industrial decarbonization and help move the hydrogen transition from aspiration to action.

During this in-depth LinkedIn Live, we discussed:

• How turquoise hydrogen might compete with green and blue hydrogen in the next 5–10 years

• Which end-use sectors represent the most immediate market for turquoise hydrogen

• How the production of solid carbon and graphite via methane splitting supports industrial decarbonization goals and adds sustainability benefits to high-value applications