Quantum mechanics

Engineering

Ecology

Biology

Environmental economics

Nuclear power

Peaking power plant

Systems engineering

Economics

Power (physics)

Component (thermodynamics)

Electricity generation

Distributed generation

Supercritical fluid

Waste management

Thermodynamics

Physics

Organic chemistry

Renewable energy

Thermal power station

Process engineering

Chemistry

Electrical engineering

Energy Conversion and Management

The potential contributions of this critical review are to provide a detailed complement of the status, barriers, and prospect of the supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) cycle power technology, and give a clue to promote its application. The state-of-the-art and existing problems of the S-CO2 power technology are reviewed from the perspective of system analysis and component design. The emphasis is put on the application in next-generation high-temperature solar thermal power plants, next-generation compact nuclear reactor power plants, and coal-fired power plants to reveal the thermodynamic, economic, environmental, and flexible feasibility. The construction of the S-CO2 demonstration power station developed in recent years is also summarized to provide a comprehensive understanding of the development route. Finally, the potential of the S-CO2 cycle to establish a multi-generation system is proposed with a promising peak-shaving ability. Meanwhile, advice is stated to facilitate the further growth of this novel power conversion technology. This study is expected to help understand the recent development progress in S-CO2 power technology.

A systematic review of supercritical carbon dioxide(S-CO2) power cycle for energy industries: Technologies, key issues, and potential prospects