Megawatt scale energy recovery in the Rankine cycle

It has, in recent times, become the focus of national and international political pressure to reduce the impact of climate change [1]. The amount of CO
₂
that is released to the atmosphere now has legislative and tax implications with CO
₂
emitters around the world in both developed and developing countries having to implement CO
₂
reducing technologies to reduce costs and maintain profitability [2]. We aim to exploit the Peltier effect exhibited in semiconductor devices to create an enthalpy capture device using the significant amount of energy rejected by such a power plant. A thermoelectric device applied in its heat pumping mode, enables the redirection of energy released in the condensation process. We aim to prove that using the thermoelectric device in a particular configuration enables the preheating of water returning to the boiler (feed water). Such an application of a heat pumping device will increase the net efficiency of the Rankine cycle.