【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】From 2025 to 2035, Chengdu Kene and other companies successfully developed the world’s first megawatt-class fully liquid carbon dioxide energy storage system, which has now been put into operation for power generation

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This post was last edited by HaiChuanLaoYu on 2026-1-6 at 07:56. Let’s give praise and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment】A continuously updated summary thread – feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** Recently, the world’s first megawatt-class fully liquid carbon dioxide energy storage system was successfully put into operation for power generation, marking a significant breakthrough in the practical application of this cutting-edge energy storage technology in China. This unit was developed under the leadership of China Energy Jianhua Huayuan Company, in collaboration with Chengdu Kenerg, China Energy Building East China Institute, Tianjin University, Southeast University, and other institutions. As a leading enterprise in the field of high-end industrial energy-saving turbine equipment under Chengdu Industrial Investment Group, Chengdu Kener has leveraged its nearly 40 years of experience in developing industrial rotary power equipment based on aviation engine technology, as well as cutting-edge technologies such as ICTA3, to undertake the development of the two key sub-systems for compression and expansion within this system. The R&D team organized and advanced the project meticulously throughout its execution, completing the entire process from the development of technical principles to on-site debugging. They overcame a series of technical challenges related to the properties and flow behavior of supercritical carbon dioxide, aerodynamic design, and sealing systems, and developed carbon dioxide compressors and expanders that feature high efficiency, a wide operating range, high stability, and high integration levels. At present, Chengdu Kener is making every effort to carry out full-process testing, and is conducting performance tests on its independently developed compressors and expanders in order to continuously improve the efficiency of the system. Next, Chengdu Kener will continue to focus on technical research and product testing, developing a series of high-efficiency carbon dioxide compression and expansion systems. This will help accelerate the development of fully liquid carbon dioxide energy storage technologies toward integrated, large-scale, and commercial applications, thereby fostering deeper integration between technological innovation and industrial upgrading.