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Workshop at test rig – Technical University of Viena

10 June, 2023/in News /by jose

Following the Dissemination and Communication Plan of the SCARABEUS project, an open Workshop was organised at the Technical University of Vienna, home to the SCARABEUS test rig where the concept proposed in the project will be tested. The meeting was held at the very nice facilities of TUW’s Science Centre in Franz-Grill-Straße 2-4, A-1030 Wien. […]

The fourth episode of the webinar series on R& Activities on sCO2 in Europe organized by ETN will take place on Monday, June 12th

6 June, 2023/in News /by jose

A new episode of the webinar series on supercritical Carbon Dioxide technology is here. After Episode 1 -introduction to ongoing sCO2 projects in Europe-, Episode 2 -sCO2 compressor challenges- and Episode 3 -recuperative heat exchangers for sCO2 power systems-, Episode 4 will focus on the so-called primary heat exchanger. Unlike turbomachinery and recuperators, primary […]

Workshop at test rig – Technical University of Viena

10 June, 2023/in News /by jose

The fourth episode of the webinar series on R& Activities on sCO2 in Europe organized by ETN will take place on Monday, June 12th

6 June, 2023/in News /by jose

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Workshop at test rig – Technical University of Viena

10 June, 2023/in News /by jose

The meeting was held at the very nice facilities of TUW’s Science Centre in Franz-Grill-Straße 2-4, A-1030 Wien. The SCARABEUS team at TU Wien set up a very exciting agenda:

00 – 10.15: Welcome, Prof. Markus Haider (TU Wien)
15 – 11.15: The SCARABEUS project – experimental activities
- 15 – 10.45: Overview of the SCARABEUS project

Prof. Giampaolo Manzolini (Politecnico di Milano)

45 – 11.15: The SCARABEUS test rig at TU Wien

Viktoria Illyes, Technical University of Viena

30 – 12.30: Tour to TUW’s lab and SCARABEUS rig
30 – 14.30: Supercritical CO₂ power cycles: components, perspectives and experiments
- 30 – 13.50: Supercritical CO₂ power from Baker-Hughes’s perspective

Marco Fiori, Baker Hughes

50 – 14.10: Future outlook and challenges for implementing sCO₂ power cycles

Prof. David Sánchez, University of Seville

10 – 14.30: Supercritical CO₂ as a working medium -characteristics

Prof. Rene Pecnik, Delft University of Technology

00 – 16.00: Supercritical CO₂ power cycles: components and mixtures
- 00 – 15.30: Turbomachinery from the standpoint of research

Prof. Teemu Turunen-Saaresti, Lappeenranta University of Technology

30 – 16.00: Blends for sCO₂ in power cycles

Prof. Andreas Jäger, Technical University of Dresden

00 – 16.30: Supercritical CO₂ test rigs: worldwide and in Europe

Dr. Otakart Frybort, Centrum Výzkumu Řež

The event was very well attended, and the presentations provided a very broad, informative and scientifically-rigorous overview of the current status of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide power cycles, in particular the benefits and challenges of using mixtures in certain applications. Lively discussions were also triggered during the sessions and in the numerous networking opportunities enabled by the programme. The speakers are certainly acknowledged for their effort in adapting their talks to a broad audience whilst still retaining a large amount of useful technical information.

Congratulations SCARABEUS team at TUW on such a well-crafted event, and thanks a lot for the very hard work put on this!

Presentations of the event are available upon request. If you are interested, send an email to the Dissemination Coordinator of SC

The fourth episode of the webinar series on R& Activities on sCO2 in Europe organized by ETN will take place on Monday, June 12th

6 June, 2023/in News /by jose

A new episode of the webinar series on supercritical Carbon Dioxide technology is here. After Episode 1 -introduction to ongoing sCO₂ projects in Europe-, Episode 2 -sCO₂ compressor challenges- and Episode 3 -recuperative heat exchangers for sCO2 power systems-, Episode 4 will focus on the so-called primary heat exchanger.

Unlike turbomachinery and recuperators, primary heat exchangers are application-specific. This means that their design and specific challenges are tightly linked to the environment they will be used in: Waste Heat Recovery, Concentrated Solar Power… An excellent portfolio of speakers comprised of Panagiotis Drosatos (Centre for Research & Technology Hellas -CERTH), Maxime Rouzès (John Cockerill) and Damien Serret(TEMISTh) will guide us through different their experience in designing actual equipment, the specifications of the corresponding users and the challenges posed by the demanding operating conditions.

Attendance to the event is free but registration on Eventbrite is necessary: LINK. Download the flyer of the event here: DOWNLOAD

The CO2OLHEAT Project, coordinated by ETN Global, aims to demonstrate (at TRL7) the operation of a 2 MW Waste-Heat-to-power (WH2P) skid based on a 2MW-sCO₂ cycle, able to efficiently valorize local waste heat at a significant temperature of 400°C in a heavy industrial facility.

ETN Global initiated, in September 2022, a series of webinars aimed at providing a forum where the R&D activities in the area of supercritical Carbon Dioxide technologies can be disseminated and made known to a wider audience. This initative has been joined by seven international and national projects, funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission (CO2OLHEAT, COMPASsCO2, SCARABEUS, DESOLINATION, SOLARSCO2OL, sCO2-4-NPP) and by national R&D programmes in Germany (CARBOSOLA) and the Czech Republic (sCO₂-Efekt).

The first webinar, held on September 22^nd, aimed to introduce these projects in a single session, providing the main features of the project from technical and administrative standpoints. Opportunities for collaboration between projects and with stakeholders were also highlighted. Presentations can be downloaded from the SCARABEUS website: Link.

The second webinar took place on December 5^th and presented a focus session discussing the fundamental and technical challenges posed for the design and operation of compressors in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide power systems. Three outstanding speakers covered these aspects; the session turned out very well and the feedback was very positive. Presentations can be downloaded from the SCARABEUS website: Link.

The next event will take place on March 6^th, 16.00 – 17.00 CET. It will focus on heat exchanger technology, since heat exchangers are core equipment of sCO₂ systems with an expectedly strong impact on Capital Costs and performance. Follow this link to registration: Link

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Workshop at test rig – Technical University of Viena

The fourth episode of the webinar series on R& Activities on sCO2 in Europe organized by ETN will take place on Monday, June 12th

Workshop at test rig – Technical University of Viena

The fourth episode of the webinar series on R& Activities on sCO2 in Europe organized by ETN will take place on Monday, June 12th

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Workshop at test rig – Technical University of Viena

The fourth episode of the webinar series on R& Activities on sCO2 in Europe organized by ETN will take place on Monday, June 12th

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