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In December 2025, China quietly plugged something else into the grid.

Chaotan One is the world's first commercial supercritical CO2 power generator. It uses carbon dioxide โ€” pressurised into a state that's neither liquid nor gas, to produce 50% more electricity from the same heat source, in a machine half the size of a steam turbine.

But is this really the end of the steam age? Or is it just a very expensive pilot project dressed up as a revolution?

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[โ€“] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

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