Why sCO₂ Brayton
REASON 01
Efficiency in a small box
Supercritical CO₂ is dense, so turbomachinery shrinks dramatically versus steam at the same output. The energy island fits on a fraction of the pad.
47%
Cycle efficiency
REASON 02
Printed-circuit exchangers
Diffusion-bonded PCHEs handle the pressure and temperature in a fraction of the volume of shell-and-tube, and they tolerate rapid thermal transients.
941 MWe
Net electric
REASON 03
Dry cooling for arid sites
Air-cooled rejection means the plant can site where water rights don't exist — the western siting problem, solved at the cycle level.
sCO₂
Working fluid
47%
Cycle efficiency
941 MWe
Net electric
sCO₂
Working fluid
DRY
Cooling option
Convert heat to revenue.
Power conversion is where thermal duty becomes a saleable product. We supervise the whole island.
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