The European project SHARP-sCO2, aims to develop a new generation of highly efficient and flexible solar power plants.
Keeping on working with CSP-sCO2 cycles and investigating how to exploit air as operating fluid, SHARP-sCO2 will enhance and validate novel enabling technologies in EU top level CSP labs, including receiver, thermal storage, sCO2-air Heat Exchanger, electrical heater and piping and control system.
SHARP-sCO2 proposes a Multi-lab validation approach towards a more cost-efficient and flexible generation of hybrid CSP-PV plants leveraging on existing industrial/R&D partners’ scientific and commercial know-how.
SHARP-sCO2 by exploiting air as operating fluids also by developing novel enabling technologies, will attain high working temperatures, guaranteeing reliable and flexible operation, optimal working conditions and high efficiency for the coupling of CSP with sCO2 power cycle through a high performant sCO2-air heat exchanger.
Leveraging on a smart and integrated hybridization with PV, enabled by the development of an innovative electric heater, SHARP-sCO2 will maximize the production, exploiting PV affordability while counting on the unique energy storage capabilities of CSP plants via thermal media.
Novel air receiver able to reach 1000°C and 4 MW/m2
Novel electric heater for packed beds / air systems
Novel radial packed bed TES optimized for slag and waste
New air to sCO2 Heat Exchanger design for CSP and waste recovery
Dynamic simulator of air-sCO2 CSP plants
Techno-economic model of new hybrid PV- air CSP plants
