DOE supports sCO2 pilot power plant project

• 7 years ago (2016-10-18)
• David Flin

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Gas Technology Institute (GTI), Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), and GE Global Research for an $80 million award to design, build, and operate a 10 MW supercritical CO2 pilot power plant. The goal of the project is to advance the technology development of sCO2 Brayton power cycles.

The partnership will design, construct, commission, and operate a 10 MW sCO2 pilot plant test facility located at SwRI’s San Antonio, Texas, USA campus and tie into the power grid. The project will operate at a turbine inlet temperature of at least 700°C aimed at advancing the state-of-the-art high-temperature sCO2 power cycle performance from proof of concept to validated prototype operational system.

GTI will lead the six-year project and provide system engineering and test management. GE Global Research will be responsible for turbomachinery design and fabrication. In addition to hosting the pilot plant, SwRI will be responsible for the design of the test facility, implementation, and operation, as well as turbomachinery evaluation. Additional project support will be provided by OEMs, international research and development organisations, universities, and power system utilities.