Energy generation system and method thereof

摘要

An energy generation system and method are presented for use in operating a heat engine. The energy generation method comprises: reducing a CO2 gas into CO and O2 gases; reacting said CO and O2 gases, thus combusting the CO gas, and yielding a substantially pure CO2 outlet gas; and supplying said CO2 outlet gas to the heat engine as a working gas in its heat-to-work generation process.

主权项

1. An energy generation system for use in operating a heat engine, the system comprising:
a reduction unit energized by an external energy source and being configured and operable for reducing CO2 into CO and O2, said CO2 reduction unit having a gas inlet associated with a gas outlet of the heat engine for inputting CO2, and having CO and O2 gas outlets, and a combustor comprising a plurality of gas inlets including gas inlets connected to the outlets of said reduction unit for receiving the CO and O2 gases, and a gas inlet for receiving a CO2 working fluid, and a gas outlet connectable to a gas inlet of the heat engine, said combustor being configured and operable to cause a reaction between said CO and O2 gases thereby combusting the CO gas to form CO2 gas, and for supplying, through said gas outlet, a substantially pure CO2 gas to drive the heat engine, the energy generation system thereby providing operation of the heat engine driven by said external energy source via the reduction of CO2.