Recruiting 2 Doctoral Candidates who are interested in supercritical CO2 power systems !
ETN Global currently has 2 positions open for Doctoral Candidates under our ISOP project (EC-funded under Horizon Europe grant agreement nr: 101073266):
- DC02 “Market uptake of supercritical CO2 power systems to enable carbon-neutrality by 2050”.
- DC04 “sCO2-based pumped thermal energy storage (Carnot batteries)”
1.DC02 “Market uptake of supercritical CO2 power systems to enable carbon-neutrality by 2050”
Research objectives:
(1) To understand and characterise the roles of different thermal energy sources (renewable and non-renewable) in the transition towards a future carbon-neutral power generation.
(2) To identify relevant business cases for the technology and the associated costs of energy in different scenarios.
(3) To assess the social and environmental impacts of directly and indirectly heated sCO2 technologies in terms of Life Cycle Assessment and Natural Capital Valuation.
(4) To develop a roadmap towards the commercialization of direct sCO2 systems.
Set-up:
- M1-M24: the applicant is employed by University of Seville
- M19-M24: the applicant is seconded to Azzero CO2
- M25-M36: the applicant is employed by European Turbine Network, without undergoing another selection process
Start date: September 2023
Application deadline: 31 May 2023
Read the full job description and details on how to apply here.
2.DC04 “sCO2-based pumped thermal energy storage (Carnot batteries)”
Research objectives:
(1) develop innovative system integration concepts for large-scale energy storage systems
relying on sCO2 power cycles.
(2) assess energy storage concepts which could be built around
sCO2 power cycles aiming at providing support to larger shares of variable renewable
energies.
(3) assess the impact on accelerating the transition towards a future, carbonneutral
energy system.
(4) identify the critical challenges for the implementation.
Set-up:
- M1-M24: the applicant is employed by TU Wien, Austria.
- M19-M24: the applicant is seconded to ETN, Brussels, Belgium
- M25-M36: the applicant is employed by EAI, Spain, without undergoing another
selection process.
Start date: September 2023 (estimate)
Application deadline: 31 May 2023
Read the full job description and details on how to apply here.
Would you like to learn more about the ISOP project? Visit the project website.