SCARABEUSPROJECT

The main objective of the SCARABEUS project is the reduction of the CAPEX and OPEX in concentrated solar power technologies by about 32% and 40% respectively, leading to a final cost of Electricity below 96 €/MWh (lower than 30% of the actual value) through an innovative power cycle based on CO2 blends. The addition of small quantities of selected elements to pure CO2 (i.e. inorganic compounds and fluorocarbons), known as CO2 blending, can increase the critical temperature of CO2, compared to conventional sCO2 cycles, hence enabling the adoption of condensing cycle in typical CSP plant locations. The associated cost reduction will be able to close the gap between CSP and other renewable technologies