The current production of hydrogen, predominantly through steam methane reforming, causes up to 3% of global CO₂ emissions. Since hydrogen is expected to play an increasingly important role as clean energy vector of the future, a carbon-efficient two step chemical looping process is developed to address the limitations of current H₂ production technology. This process operates between 923 and 998 K and involves oxides of iron, nickel, and calcium as solid intermediates. In the first step, an H₂-rich stream is produced by co-feeding steam and methane to these materials in a fixed bed, while in the second step, a CO-rich stream is produced by regenerating the materials with an air-like mixture. Proof-of-concept experiments achieved an H₂ concentration of more than 65 mol% and a CO₂ conversion of more than 80%. Cyclic tests indicate that carbon deposition is mitigated and the molar ratio of H₂ to CO produced is approximately 2. Experimental results prove that the process concept allows circumventing the thermodynamic equilibrium constraints on conventional methane reforming for syngas production.