ETN’s new Supercritical CO₂ Working Group was launched with the following objectives:

Develop, enable and optimise the use of supercritical CO₂ power cycles by:

• Highlighting potential use, applications and benefits.
• Paving the way for funding opportunities by highlighting the research needs on sCO₂ based power cycles, in order to contribute to their deployment in the future energy system
• Addressing operational issues/effects on components (turbomachinery, heat exchangers and combustion systems) related to the use of sCO₂
• Exploring market opportunities
• Assessing and addressing operational safety aspects of sCO₂-cycles based power plants
• Fostering the use of sCO₂ as working fluid for power generation
• Creating a database of European open test beds

ETN drafted a one-pager outlining the applications, state-of-the-art and research needs of sCO₂ power cycles, and will organise a teleconference with the sCO₂ Working Group in late August to discuss the draft document and the next steps. If you would like to join this Working Group and attend the online meeting, please contact Ugo Simeoni (us[at]etn.global).