Patent ID: 8584468

Claim:
A power generation system comprising: a power generation subsystem capable of providing controllable energy output; a fuel reaction chamber in which energy to be provided to the power generation subsystem is obtained by oxidation of at least one hydrocarbon fuel, wherein said oxidation produces at least carbon dioxide (CO 2 ); a CO2 capture device capable of capturing at least a portion of any carbon dioxide produced by the oxidation of the at least one hydrocarbon fuel in the fuel reaction chamber; a carbon reduction chamber adapted to receive CO 2 from the CO 2 capture device and to reduce the chemical oxidation state of the carbon atoms of the received CO 2 ; and a carbon-neutral energy source from which energy can be obtained with essentially no release of carbon dioxide to the environment during extended operation of the carbon-neutral energy source wherein energy from the carbon-neutral energy source is used in the carbon reduction chamber, directly or indirectly, to reduce the chemical oxidation state of carbon atoms of the carbon dioxide in the carbon reduction chamber.