on Jun 10, 2026 02:20 am
Sylvain Biget and Xavier Demeersman, Contributing Writers – Futura
Stephan: As American science is gutted and unraveled by Trump and his administration, China is becoming the world leader. The Chinese are developing a new energy technology that may change the global future of humanity.
Turning CO2 into energy might sound like science fiction – or at least like a bold climate promise. Yet that is exactly what China has achieved by inaugurating two fully operational power generators that run on carbon dioxide. Before you imagine giant machines vacuuming pollution out of the sky, though, there is a catch. This system does not capture CO2 from the atmosphere, and it does not use just any kind of carbon dioxide.
At a time when CO2 is usually portrayed as the chief villain of global warming, this development flips the script. In this case, carbon dioxide becomes a technical ally rather than a pollutant. The breakthrough comes from the China National Nuclear Corporation, which has connected the world’s first generator powered by supercritical CO2 to its electricity grid.What makes supercritical CO2 so special?
When carbon dioxide is exposed to extremely high temperature and pressure, it reaches what scientists call a supercritical state. At that point, it is no longer quite a gas or a liquid. Instead, […]