China Launches First Commercial Supercritical CO₂ Generator

From Dr Ben Miles.

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China recently launched the Chaotan One – the first commercial deployment of a supercritical CO₂ generator with a 2×15 MW demonstration project. But is this the end of everyone’s favourite Victorian steam-based power system?

Source Article: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-12-20/World-s-1st-commercial-supercritical-CO-power-unit-starts-in-Guizhou-1JfNyqa8C1a/p.html

0:00 Is the Steam Age Over?
0:35 China Announces “Chaoton 1” Supercritical CO₂ Power Plant
1:44 What Is a Supercritical Fluid?
4:25 Sponsor Message
5:43 How Supercritical CO₂ Turbines Work (Brayton Cycle Explained)
8:37 Engineering Problems with Supercritical CO₂ Turbines
12:52 The Start of a New Energy Age?

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