Supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles tech announced
A consortium of 30 Indian and American entities are involved in the implementation of smart grids and energy storage under the US-India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP).
SEP held virtually at the ministerial level also announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
The discussions also covered policy directions for the societal acceptance of smart grid concepts, Distributed Energy Resources, impact and value of the integrative solutions and the emerging role of utilities as Distributed System Operators
Common priorities are for collaboration evolved in Clean Coal Technologies, Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (sCO2) Power Cycles and Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) technologies, Ministry of Science & Technology said on 18 July 2020.
India and the United States have announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
This emerged at a virtual ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) to review progress, highlight major accomplishments, and prioritize new areas for cooperation, on July 17, 2020.
The meeting was co-chaired by the US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and the Indian Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan who were joined by officials from both sides and the US Ambassador Kenneth I Juster as well as Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, said Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma who attended the 17 July 2020 meeting.
Prof Sharma stated that the collaboration between India and the United States has grown over the years under the Programme for Accelerating Clean Energy–Research (PACE-R).
The ongoing collaboration on smart grids and energy storage is being funded by India DST and US Department of Energy each investing US$7.5 million which is being matched by the consortium.
The project addresses essential issues related to the adoption and deployment of smart grid concepts along with Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) including storage in the distribution network for its efficient and reliable operation and will also provide policy directions for the societal acceptance, impact and value of the integrative solutions and emerging role of utilities as Distributed System Operators.
The dialogue between US-DoE and India’s DST on clean coal technologies, Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (sCO2) Power Cycles and Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) technologies has progressed well and common priorities for collaboration have been evolved, said Prof Sharma.
He also added that one of the notable outcomes of the dialogue is participation of India in the multilateral platform for Accelerating CCUS Technologies (ACT) through which avenues have been generated for possible US-India collaboration.
The United States and India share an all-of-the-above approach to energy security and energy access.
The two countries recognise the importance of Clean Energy Research, Development and Innovation and are also leading joint research and development (R&D) through the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy-Research (PACE-R) on smart grids and energy storage to increase resilience and reliability of the electric grid, he said. #technology #carbon #coal #US #India #energy /fiinews.com
