Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> Power Technology: Strengths but Challenges
In the late 1960s, a handful of inspired researchers predicted the great potential of supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> (“sCO<sub>2</sub>”) cycles for the production of electricity and highlighted the prospects for dramatic reductions in component sizes and efficiency increases. S...
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| description | In the late 1960s, a handful of inspired researchers predicted the great potential of supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> (“sCO<sub>2</sub>”) cycles for the production of electricity and highlighted the prospects for dramatic reductions in component sizes and efficiency increases. Since then, considerable development programs have been deployed around the world to “tame” this new technology. Despite these efforts, in-depth engineering studies and extensive testing are still necessary today before viable designs can be released for large-scale industrial applications. This raises questions as to the reasons for this delay, this debate being rarely addressed in the current literature. This situation has motivated the present study. Trying to unravel such an intricate topic requires to understand the distinctive properties of supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> and the particular requirements of closed, high-pressure power systems. This article aims then to provide a broad overview of sCO<sub>2</sub> power cycles, highlighting their main advantages and limitations and reflecting the challenges associated with the industrialization of that technology which actually requires disruptive and innovative designs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a76c4948dda4d2ea8f78c417d61a7c02024-03-12T16:43:28ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-02-01175112910.3390/en17051129Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> Power Technology: Strengths but ChallengesMichel Molière0Romain Privat1Jean-Noël Jaubert2Frédéric Geiger3Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, FranceLaboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, FranceLaboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, FranceDépartement Sciences et Énergies, UFR-STGI, Université de Franche-Comté, 90000 Belfort, FranceIn the late 1960s, a handful of inspired researchers predicted the great potential of supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> (“sCO<sub>2</sub>”) cycles for the production of electricity and highlighted the prospects for dramatic reductions in component sizes and efficiency increases. Since then, considerable development programs have been deployed around the world to “tame” this new technology. Despite these efforts, in-depth engineering studies and extensive testing are still necessary today before viable designs can be released for large-scale industrial applications. This raises questions as to the reasons for this delay, this debate being rarely addressed in the current literature. This situation has motivated the present study. Trying to unravel such an intricate topic requires to understand the distinctive properties of supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> and the particular requirements of closed, high-pressure power systems. This article aims then to provide a broad overview of sCO<sub>2</sub> power cycles, highlighting their main advantages and limitations and reflecting the challenges associated with the industrialization of that technology which actually requires disruptive and innovative designs.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/5/1129supercritical CO<sub>2</sub>electric powerthermodynamic cycleRankineBrayton |
| spellingShingle | Michel Molière Romain Privat Jean-Noël Jaubert Frédéric Geiger Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> Power Technology: Strengths but Challenges Energies supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> electric power thermodynamic cycle Rankine Brayton |
| title | Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> Power Technology: Strengths but Challenges |
| title_full | Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> Power Technology: Strengths but Challenges |
| title_fullStr | Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> Power Technology: Strengths but Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> Power Technology: Strengths but Challenges |
| title_short | Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> Power Technology: Strengths but Challenges |
| title_sort | supercritical co sub 2 sub power technology strengths but challenges |
| topic | supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> electric power thermodynamic cycle Rankine Brayton |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/5/1129 |
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