Hanwha Power Systems Partners with TC Energy for sCO2 Waste Heat Recovery Project in West Virginia
Key Ideas
- Hanwha Power Systems and TC Energy collaborate on an sCO2 waste heat recovery project in West Virginia, utilizing heat from a natural gas pipeline compressor station.
- The project aims to provide a lower cost, carbon-free renewable generation solution by recovering waste heat exhaust from a gas turbine compressor set.
- The partnership marks a significant advancement in proving the commercial viability of sCO2 power generation systems and opens opportunities for large-scale deployment in the industry.
- Hanwha Power Systems, a leading industrial compressor supplier in Korea, plans to expand sCO2 power generation systems to contribute to carbon reduction in the oil and gas market.
Hanwha Power Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with TC Energy to collaborate on an sCO2 waste heat recovery project in West Virginia. The project involves installing an sCO2 power generation system at a TC Energy-owned compressor station to recover waste heat exhaust from a gas turbine compressor set. This initiative aims to offer a cost-effective, carbon-free renewable energy solution. Justin Lee, CEO of Hanwha Power Systems, sees this partnership as a step towards the successful commercialization of sCO2 power generation systems, contributing to carbon reduction in the oil and gas market. Hanwha Power Systems, known for its compressor solutions, is expanding its clean power generation business, leveraging its expertise in sCO2 and hydrogen/ammonia gas turbine solutions. The sCO2 power generation system, utilizing supercritical CO2 and integrally geared turbomachinery technology, offers a highly efficient, compact, modular, and water-free power generation solution using waste heat without burning additional fossil fuels.