Heat-to-power progress

摘要

Ce Marine has signed an agreement with Echogen Power Systems, of Akron, Ohio, to be the exclusive provider of the latter's heat-to-power system for use on commercial and military vessels worldwide. Echogen's system captures the exhaust heat energy that typically vents to atmosphere from gas turbines and/or diesel engines and converts this to useful power. While the concept is not new, Echogen's technology uses supercritical CO_2 (sCO_2) as its working fluid, resulting in a more compact, lighter and economical configuration than traditional steam systems.