Economic assessment of the prospects for the use of high-temperature steam turbines in power generation in the context of the transition to low-carbon energy

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  • Evgeny Lisin Department of Economics in Power Engineering and Industry, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Moscow 111250, Russia
  • Ilya Lapin Department of Innovative Technologies for High-Tech Industries, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Moscow 111250, Russia
  • Olga Zlyvko Department of Innovative Technologies for High-Tech Industries, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Moscow 111250, Russia
  • Ivan Komarov Department of Innovative Technologies for High-Tech Industries, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Moscow 111250, Russia
Article ID: 591
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https://doi.org/10.18686/cest591

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low-carbon energy; high-temperature steam turbines; competitiveness; cost of electricity generation; energy transition scenarios; carbon regulation

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This paper examines the economic assessment of the potential for developing power generation based on improved steam turbine energy efficiency in the context of the economic transition to low-carbon energy and unstable fossil fuel prices. Tighter government regulations on greenhouse gas emissions are creating new economic conditions for the development of high-temperature steam turbine units, necessitating the development of new economic models to assess their competitiveness depending on the level of technology. This study developed an economic and mathematical model for selecting the most efficient level of steam turbine technology in accordance with projected fuel prices, with and without greenhouse gas emission quotas, and identified the relationship between environmental costs and the economically feasible level of steam turbine technology development.

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2026-02-05

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Lisin, E., Lapin, I., Zlyvko, O., & Komarov, I. (2026). Economic assessment of the prospects for the use of high-temperature steam turbines in power generation in the context of the transition to low-carbon energy. Clean Energy Science and Technology, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.18686/cest591

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