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Saturday, December 13, 2025
From Carbon Capture to Carbon Circulation
Why Splitting Fuel and Power Makes Net-Zero Work
For more than a decade, the global energy transition has been framed as a choice between intermittent
renewables and carbon capture. One promises clean energy but struggles with reliability; the other
preserves reliability but is criticised for cost and complexity.
Carbon Recycling Technology (CRT) starts from a different premise: carbon is not waste to be buried, but
a recyclable carrier that can circulate continuously within the energy system.
At Clean Energy and Water Technologies (CEWT), the most important step in making this idea
commercially credible has been splitting fuel production and power generation into two distinct,
conventional business units.
Carbon is not the fuel. Energy is.
In CRT, hydrogen produced from renewable electricity provides the energy, while carbon atoms act as a
recyclable molecular carrier. Carbon dioxide is captured, converted into Renewable Synthetic Methane
Gas (RSMG), used as fuel, captured again after combustion, and returned to the cycle.
Two units. One closed carbon loop.
The fuel production unit manufactures RSMG using renewable electricity and recycled carbon dioxide. It
operates like a conventional fuel business, selling a pipeline-quality product under long-term contracts.
The power generation unit is a standard 135 MW gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) plant. It purchases
RSMG, generates dispatchable electricity, captures all CO2 produced, and transfers it back for reuse.
Why separation matters.
Separating fuel and power delivers commercial clarity, regulatory clarity, and financial robustness. Fuel is
sold. Power is sold. Carbon is measured and recycled.
Carbon-neutral by design. Carbon-negative by choice.
The base configuration delivers carbon-neutral fuel and zero-emission electricity through physical carbon
recycling. Carbon-negative outcomes are possible where additional CO2 is incorporated, but these are
treated as optional upside.
Designed for the real world.
CRT integrates with existing gas infrastructure, turbines, and grids. It does not depend on offsets or fragile
policy mechanisms.
Founder’s note:
Carbon Recycling Technology reflects a simple conviction: nature does not waste
carbon—it cycles it. Aligning energy systems with this principle allows net-zero to scale.
Ahilan Raman Founder & Managing Director, CEWT
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Australia's Guarantee of Origin (GO) Scheme Alignment Statement
Australia’s Guarantee of Origin (GO) Scheme Alignment Statement
Clean Energy & Water Technologies Pty Ltd (CEWT) has designed Carbon Recycling Technology (CRT) as a fully GO-ready, net-zero industrial platform aligned with Australia’s Hydrogen Guarantee of Origin (H₂-GO), Renewable Electricity GO (REGO), and Product GO frameworks.
CRT provides auditable, meter-based accounting of hydrogen, renewable electricity, CO₂ capture, RNG production, and exported electricity. This structure naturally supports the GO scheme’s requirement for transparent emissions-intensity reporting.
1. Alignment with Hydrogen Product GO
CRT integrates SMR-derived hydrogen and renewable electrolysis while capturing and recycling all CO₂ into renewable methane (RNG). Renewable electricity used for electrolysis is supported by REGOs, enabling low-emissions hydrogen suitable for Product GO certification.
2. Alignment with Renewable Electricity GO (REGO)
CRT imports renewable electricity for electrolyzer backed by REGOs̶ and operates a 135 MW GTCC on renewable methane generated within the closed carbon loop. This enables firm, continuous baseload renewable power with traceable carbon intensity per MWh.
3. Alignment with Product GO for Low-Carbon Fuels & Green Metals
CRT’s closed-loop CO₂ ledger supports carbon-footprint allocation for RNG, green iron, and steel. Emissions per GJ RNG or per ton HBI/steel are CBAM-ready and aligned with Product GO’s expansion into low-carbon industrial products.
4. CO₂ Ledger and Mass-Balance Transparency
CRT maintains a full stocks-and-flows CO₂ ledger with meter-level traceability, aligning with GO requirements for boundary-defined, auditable emissions accounting.
Summary
CRT enables low-emissions hydrogen (Product GO), renewable electricity certification (REGO), and
low-carbon industrial products (Product GO). Its closed-loop design positions Western Australia as a global leader in GO-certified clean energy and green industry.
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