Side note: supercritical CO2 turbines could supplant steam turbines. They could be much more compact. Steam turbines are expensive! I don't know why supercritical CO2 is not more popular so far, the technology has been talked about for 20 years or so and products have existed for over a decade.
that's very interesting! i had only heard about the supercritical pentane turbines, which i don't think you can buy as an off-the-shelf product yet (or possibly ever)
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Side note: supercritical CO2 turbines could supplant steam turbines. They could be much more compact. Steam turbines are expensive! I don't know why supercritical CO2 is not more popular so far, the technology has been talked about for 20 years or so and products have existed for over a decade.
that's very interesting! i had only heard about the supercritical pentane turbines, which i don't think you can buy as an off-the-shelf product yet (or possibly ever)