CO₂OLHEAT – Supercritical CO₂ power cycles demonstration in Operational environment Locally valorising industrial Waste Heat

https://CO₂olheat-h2020.eu/

Horizon 2020 (GA 101022831)

ETN Global

EUR 18,813,891.25

June 2021 / May 2025

Excess heat from certain industrial processes represents a valuable resource for energy intensive industries (EII). However, technical and non-technical obstacles prevent industrial waste heat recovery. The EU-funded CO₂OLHEAT project intends to valorise waste heat even at a significant temperature of 400 °C if compared with the traditional steam/ORC solutions. The project will demonstrate the operation of a 2 MW waste-heat-to-power skid based on a 2MW-sCO₂ cycle in the CEMEX cement manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic. CO₂OLHEAT, relying on previous sCO₂ turbomachinery design experience and EU funded projects on industrial waste heat valorisation, will strengthen the EU industrial leadership in EII and turbomachinery sectors.