Supercritical power plants operate at higher temperatures resulting in higher efficiencies and lower emissions than a traditional subcritical power plant. The efficiency of a thermodynamic process of a coal fired power plant describes how much of the energy is fed is converted to electrical energy. The greater the output from the power plant, the higher is the efficiency. The benefits of a supercritical power plant includes-   Reduction in fuel costs due to increased efficiency   Reduction in CO2 emissions   Much reduced nitrogen, sulphur oxides and particulate emissions   Compatible for biomass co-firing   Retrofitting of carbon capture technology is easier

Other Terms

	Sleipner gas field		Supercritical and Ultra-supercritical boiler combustion		Slash and Burn
	Saline Aquifers		Stripper		Soil Carbon
	Soil Carbon Sequestration		Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)		Structured Adsorbent
	Smart Grid		Super Grid

Power Plant CCS - Glossary