To achieve the objectives of this training programme effectively, ISOP proposes four research WPs and requests funding from the EU for 15 Doctoral Candidates who will work on an ambitious plan to advance the sCO₂ power cycles technology beyond the state-of-the-art. This cohort of PhD Doctoral Candidates will be complemented by 2 additional Doctoral Candidates funded by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), for a total of 17 early stage researchers working on the topic.

The project aims to contribute to the EU agenda on European Research Area by training “a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative early-stage researchers”, who can face future challenges and to “convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit”. In addition, support to and compliance with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals will be at the heart of the training of the doctoral candidates and the scientific and economic outcomes of this research.