Recent Developments in Supercritical CO 2 -Based Sustainable Power Generation Technologies

Saravana Kumar Tamilarasan, Jobel Jose, Vignesh Boopalan, Fei Chen, Senthil Kumar Arumugam (), Jishnu Chandran Ramachandran, Rajesh Kanna Parthasarathy (), Dawid Taler, Tomasz Sobota and Jan Taler ()
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Saravana Kumar Tamilarasan: School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
Jobel Jose: School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
Vignesh Boopalan: School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
Fei Chen: School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Senthil Kumar Arumugam: School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT Bhopal University, Bhopal 466114, Madhya Pradesh, India
Jishnu Chandran Ramachandran: School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
Rajesh Kanna Parthasarathy: CO 2 Research and Green Technologies Centre, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
Dawid Taler: Department of Thermal Processes, Air Protection and Waste Management, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Tomasz Sobota: Department of Thermal Processes, Air Protection and Waste Management, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Jan Taler: Department of Energy, Cracow University of Technology, Al. Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Cracow, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 16, 1-29

Abstract: Global warming and environmental pollution from greenhouse gas emissions are hitting an all-time high consistently year after year. In 2022, energy-related emissions accounted for 87% of the overall global emissions. The fossil fuel-based conventional power systems also need timely upgrades to improve their cycle efficiency and reduce their impact on the environment. Supercritical CO 2 systems and cycles are gaining attention because of their higher efficiencies and their compatibility with varied energy sources. The present work is a detailed overview of the recent developments in supercritical CO 2 -based power generation technologies. The supercritical CO 2 -based Brayton and Rankine power cycles and their improvisations in industrial applications are also discussed in detail. The advances in heat exchanger technology for supercritical CO 2 systems are another focus of the study. The energy, exergy, and economical (3E) analysis is carried out on various supercritical CO 2 power cycles reported in the literature and the data are concisely and intuitively presented. The review concludes by listing the identified directions for future technology development and areas of immediate research interest. A roadmap is proposed for easing the commercialization of supercritical CO 2 technologies to immediately address the growing challenges and concerns arising from energy-related emissions.

Keywords: CO 2 power cycle; power generation; supercritical CO 2; sustainability; 3E analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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