China has successfully connected the first commercial power plant using supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) technology to the power grid, an achievement that is being hailed as an important step in the development of clean energy technologies.
The power plant, built in Guizhou Province in southwestern China, uses supercritical carbon dioxide to generate electricity from industrial waste heat instead of using steam.
This facility, with a capacity of 30 megawatts in two 15 megawatt units, is the largest and most advanced power plant of its kind in the world, converting waste heat from a steel factory into electrical energy.
In this technology, carbon dioxide is used in a “supercritical” state, a state between liquid and gas, which has higher efficiency and lower energy consumption than traditional systems.
Experts consider this project an important step to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help heavy industries combat climate change.
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