As an emerging technology with transformative potential, supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle have gained significant global attention and achieved remarkable advancements in recent years. However, critical challenges remain in areas such as fundamental principles, cycle construction concepts, key equipment development, and system integration and applications. Collaborative efforts among industry, academia and research institutions are urgently needed to promote the deep integration of the innovation chain, industry chain, capital chain, and talent chain, thereby supporting the high-quality development of new power systems and energy storage technologies. Based on this, Xi'an Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., North China Electric Power University, and the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly initiated the conference series on supercritical carbon dioxide power cycles and comprehensive energy systems. This year, the above three initiating units, in collaboration with Xi'an Jiaotong University, will host the 2025 International Conference on Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle and Comprehensive Energy Systems (ICSPC2025) in Xi'an, China, on September 26-29, 2025.
ICSPC2025, as the sixth in the series (2018 Beijing, 2019 Xi'an, 2022 Xi'an, 2023 Beijing, 2024 Shanghai, 2025 Xi'an), covers topics ranging from fundamental supercritical thermophysical properties, material corrosion, thermodynamics, heat transfer, R&D of turbomachinery and heat exchangers, system integration, control optimization, and application in multi-energy scenarios. The ICSPC2025 welcomes worldwide scientists, engineers, and students engaged in the R&D of supercritical carbon dioxide systems to share cutting-edge theories, methodologies and technologies and to promote international exchanges and cooperation. A featured section of ICSPC2025 will be an exclusive tour to the 5MW Supercritical CO2 Modular Advanced Research and Test (SMART) fossil-fired power system, which has been developed and operated by the conference host, Xi'an Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. This facility has served as the world's first pilot system and has achieved over 2,000 hours of safe operation.