SOLAR HYBRID AIR-SCO2 POWER PLANTS

夏普-SCO2旨在为开发新一代高效、灵活的CSP工厂奠定基础。继续致力于CSP SCO2动力循环和利用空气作为工作液也在开发新的使能技术(接收器、存储等)，由于高性能SCO2-空气换热器的开发，夏普SCO2将达到较高的工作温度，确保CSP和SCO2动力循环耦合的可靠和灵活的运行、最佳的工作条件和高效。SHARP-SCO2利用与光伏的智能集成杂交，通过开发创新的电热水器，将最大限度地提高产量，利用光伏的价格，同时依靠CSP电厂通过热媒的独特储能能力。后者还将通过开发创新的高温热能存储进行优化。SHARP-SCO2通过由环境和经济标准驱动的材料选择过程，旨在最大限度地提高解决方案的循环性，还将导致降低未来CSP的LCOE/CAPEX。在欧盟顶级实验室(IME、KTH、TUD)开发和验证关键循环部件(接收器、存储、HEX、电加热器)SHARP-SCO2将证明空气驱动/SCO2 CSP循环的有效性和技术经济可行性。四个原型将在交叉受精实验室活动(TRL5)中进行调查，以验证合作伙伴为扎实研究周期整合而采用的建模方法(通过“网络-物理方法”)。考虑到欧盟/欧盟外的太阳能辐射、电力市场前景、环境、安全/监管方面的因素，该项目将是推动空气驱动/SCO2循环作为欧盟CSP工厂关键解决方案的第一个基石，目标是实现2030年欧盟目标。该项目将评估夏普-SCO2的整体影响，并提出TRL 9的研发路线图和市场对项目创新的接受。

SHARP-sCO2 aims to put the basis to develop a new generation of high efficient and flexible CSP plants. Keeping on working on CSP sCO2 power cycles and exploiting air as operating fluids also developing novel enabling technologies (receiver, storage etc.), SHARP sCO2 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 thanks to the development of 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. The latter will be also optimized by developing an innovative high temperature thermal energy storage. SHARP-sCO2, by means of a material selection process driven by environmental and economic criteria and aimed at maximizing the circularity of the solution, will lead also to lower LCOE/CAPEX for future CSP. Developing and validating in EU top level laboratories (IME, KTH, TUD) key cycle components (receiver, storage, HEXs, electric heater) SHARP-sCO2 will prove the effectiveness and techno-economic viability of air-driven/sCO2 CSP cycles. Four prototypes will be investigated in a cross-fertilizing lab campaign (TRL5) also to validate partners’ modeling approach to robustly study cycle integration (via a ”cyber-physical approach”). Taking into account EU/extra-EU solar irradiation, electric market perspectives, environmental, safety/regulation aspects too, the project, which involves EU R&D leaders in CSP sector, will be the first keystone towards the promotion of air-driven/sCO2 cycles as key solution for EU CSP plants targeting 2030 EU targets. The project will assess the holistic impact of SHARP-sCO2 also proposing R&D roadmaps to TRL 9 and market uptake of project innovation.