SOLAR HYBRID AIR-SCO2 POWER PLANTS

SHARP-sCO2旨在为开发新一代高效灵活的CSP电站奠定基础。SHARP sCO2将继续致力于CSP sCO2动力循环，并将空气作为操作流体，同时开发新的使能技术（接收器，存储等），通过开发高性能的sCO2-空气换热器，夏普sCO2将实现高工作温度，保证可靠灵活的运行，优化的工作条件和CSP与sCO2动力循环耦合的高效率。SHARP-sCO2利用智能集成的光伏混合动力，通过开发创新的电加热器，将最大限度地提高产量，利用光伏的可负担性，同时依靠CSP工厂通过热介质的独特储能能力。后者也将通过开发创新的高温热能储存来优化。SHARP-sCO2通过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，也将降低未来CSP的LCOE/CAPEX。在欧盟顶级实验室（IME， KTH， TUD）开发和验证关键循环组件（接收器，存储，HEXs，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）中进行研究，以验证合作伙伴的建模方法，以可靠地研究周期集成（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/监管等方面，该项目涉及欧盟在光热发电领域的研发领导者，将成为推动空气驱动/sCO2循环作为欧盟光热发电厂实现2030年欧盟目标的关键解决方案的第一个基石。该项目将评估SHARP-sCO2的整体影响，并提出TRL 9的研发路线图和项目创新的市场吸收。

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.