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Ultra Carbon No.1: A Silent Power Revolution

Hey friend! There's an amazing tech breakthrough I can't wait to share with you -
China's "Ultra Carbon No.1", the world's first commercial supercritical carbon dioxide power generation unit, has successfully started commercial operation in Liupanshui, Guizhou Province on December 20, 2025!
This isn't science fiction, but a real energy revolution. Let me explain this "carbon-to-gold" technology!

Efif Technical Principle: Revolutionizing the "Boil Water" Power Generation

Imagine traditional power generation like "boiling water": using heat to turn water into steam to drive turbines. But "Ultra Carbon No.1" completely reinvents this model!

It uses supercritical carbon dioxide - when carbon dioxide reaches above 31-#C temperature and 73 atmospheres of pressure, it enters a special state: neither gas nor liquid, yet combining advantages of both, like a "super courier" that carries more heat (high density) while moving fast (low viscosity).

The generation process is simple 4 steps:
1N+Arau Pickup Energy - Collect massive thermal energy from heat source
2N+Arau High-speed Delivery - Carry heat to turbine at high speed
3N+Arau Generate Power - Expand to do work, converting thermal energy to electricity
4N+Arau Cool & Return - Cool down and return to start for another round

No boiling water, no steam, no massive cooling towers. The system is surprisingly simple!
EfAi Core Advantages: Efficiency, Cost & Environmental Win

What makes "Ultra Carbon No.1" special? Let the data speak:

rLa 85%+ efficiency improvement: Traditional sintering waste heat steam generation gets doubled
rLa 50%+ net power increase: Additional 70 million kWh/year generation equals medium hydropower
rLa 50% space reduction: Higher space utilization
rLa 24.88 million tons COree reduction/year: Equivalent to planting 1.3 billion trees
rLa Simplified system: Reduced from "multiple units" to "two machines, three devices, one system"

Best of all, this technology doesn't burn coal or rely on wind/solar, but generates clean power from industrial waste heat in steel plants and other scenarios!
Efii Significance: More Than Power Generation

The importance of "Ultra Carbon No.1" goes beyond generating electricity:

Efi# Industrial Green Transformation: Steel, cement, chemical industries waste massive waste heat. "Ultra Carbon No.1" improves utilization by over 50%, increasing annual generation from 80 million kWh to 120 million kWh per unit.

Efii Carbon Double-Struggle Accelerator: If promoted nationwide, could save 9.35 million tons of standard coal annually, reducing COree emissions by 24.88 million tons.

EfAi New Productivity Paradigm: Not a single breakthrough, but a technological innovation system combining "government, industry, academia, research, application" - a model of new productivity in energy field.
EfNc China's Leading Position: From Follower to Leader

International comparison highlights China's strength:

Efc|Efc+ USA: Achieved sCOree test generation in 2024 but still hasn't commercialized
Efc-Efc| EU: Still in lab stage

Efc| Japan: Following but not commercialized

Efc?Efc| China: Not only achieved MW-level stable generation first, but also industrial commercial operation within two years

As Chief Engineer Huang Yanping proudly stated: "As the world's first commercial supercritical COree power generation unit, 'Ultra Carbon No.1' is 5 years ahead of the US, aiming to create a 10-year technology gap!"

Even more impressive: China has achieved full-chain self-control: From turbines to heat exchangers, control systems to compressors, all developed by Dongfang Electric, CNNC and other companies. In August 2025, the "molten salt storage + supercritical COree generation" system was included in national energy first-of-a-kind equipment.
Efie Future Outlook: Beyond Steel Plants

"Ultra Carbon No.1's" potential goes far beyond steel plants:
Nuclear Energy: 600MW nuclear sCOree unit R&D started, aiming to increase nuclear efficiency from 35% to 45%
Solar Thermal Power: Combined with concentrated solar power for higher efficiency
Long-duration Storage: Providing stable output for renewable energy Nuclear-powered Ships: China State Shipbuilding's nuclear-powered passenger cargo icebreaker already uses this technology

As Huang Yanping said: "The real green future isn't about returning to low-energy times, but about releasing cleaner energy through higher efficiency."

Friends, the commercial operation of "Ultra Carbon No.1" isn't the end, but the beginning. It proves that addressing climate crisis doesn't require sacrificing growth, but rather technological innovation. China has moved from follower to leader in 16 years through persistent effort. This is the Chinese rhythm of "catching up"!

Seeing this news makes me particularly excited! Isn't this exactly the tech-for-good, green development we're pursuing? What do you think about this technology?
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Temu fan posted:

Ultra Carbon No.1: A Silent Power Revolution

Hey friend!
There's an amazing tech breakthrough I can't wait to share with you ...

At least the post sounds like a commercial
unlike various other posts that look like
they're some sort of propaganda material.

Dao reminds me of silence more than sound.
Revolution or recycling and returning also.
Power is more yang however and less of a dao.

Lots of technologies are amazing.
Not being able to wait may suggest
a kind of compulsion is at play.

Obsessions vary.

- thanks! Cheers!
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aye posted:

Temu fan posted:

Ultra Carbon No.1:

Lots of technologies are amazing.

Reminds me of the well-dipper or well-sweep,
in the Zhuangzi, a guy was promoting.

To recover heat generated by technology
and convert that heat into other forms
of energy, e.g. electricity, occurs.

A question about whether a better
type of dao is possible also occurs.

To not use any tech that generates heat.
Then there would be no excess generated.

Such a fantasy could point to a moon.

- pointers vary. Cheers!
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eye posted:

aye posted:

Temu fan posted:

Ultra Carbon No.1:

To change carbon into gold
might have been a materialist
kind of an alchemy once upon a time.

Fusion technologies vary and to say fusion
occurs naturally could be said. To change
for example hydrogen to helium in a star.

Whether what people do is natural
or more in line with horses who
wearing shoes and have a bit
of metal in their mouth is
less natural can be a form.

Lots of technologies are amazing.

Reminds me of the well-dipper or well-sweep,
in the Zhuangzi, a guy was promoting.

Yeah. That story went on for a spell.
Something was said about Chaos.

To not use any tech ...

Such a fantasy could point to a moon.

An old guy named Old Sir
once upon a time reflected
about how Mother Nature is
compared to what folks do.

- in a stream of thought ...
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one posted:

eye posted:

aye posted:

Lots of technologies are amazing.

Reminds me of the well-dipper or well-sweep,
in the Zhuangzi, a guy was promoting.

Yeah. That story went on for a spell.
Something was said about Chaos.

A critique of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu
involved how their focus was on Wu
more than having a practical Yu-wei.

Whether Confucius would have agreed
with using waste heat to power more
technologies or use another dao, is
an other rhetorical question.

Given a reclusive dao or an inclusive
way of doing without doing, wei-wu-wei,
thousands of oxen might have disagreed
with Butcher Ting carving them to pieces.

Oxen would probably have preferred
to be eating what grew naturally
rather than being eaten by people.

Silly oxen.
What do they know.

- thanks! Cheers!
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Temu fan posted:

...
Efif Technical Principle: Revolutionizing the "Boil Water" Power Generation

A form of Gemini, when asked about the hype, responded:

<< Arguments for "Propaganda" or Overstated Impact
Niche Application: While heralded as a "nuclear leap,"
the current breakthrough is strictly for waste heat recovery in a steel plant.

Scaling this to primary power generation
for large-scale nuclear or solar plants remains a future goal,
not a current reality.

Economic Limitations: The project adds roughly 30 million yuan ($4.26 million) in annual revenue to the steel plant. While positive, this does not yet prove the technology is cost-effective enough to replace existing infrastructure without heavy state subsidies.

Emissions Irony: International bodies like the IEA note
that China's focus remains on improving the emissions intensity
of heavy industry (like steel and coal) rather than phasing out
fossil fuels entirely.

ChinarCOs breakthrough is more than propagandarCo
it is a functional, grid-connected industrial milestone
that other nations have struggled to reach.

However, its immediate impact is limited
to marginal efficiency gains in existing heavy industries.

Its true "pay off" will be determined
by whether it can be successfully integrated
into the next generation of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
or deep-space exploration over the next decade. >>

- Cheers!
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