| Summary: | This study investigates the hybridization scenario of a single-flash geothermal power plant with a biomass-driven sCO<sub>2</sub>-steam Rankine combined cycle, where a solid local biomass source, olive residue, is used as a fuel. The hybrid power plant is modeled using the simulation software EBSILON<sup>®</sup>Professional. A topping sCO<sub>2</sub> cycle is chosen due to its potential for flexible electricity generation. A synergy between the topping sCO<sub>2</sub> and bottoming steam Rankine cycles is achieved by a good temperature match between the coupling heat exchanger, where the waste heat from the topping cycle is utilized in the bottoming cycle. The high-temperature heat addition problem, common in sCO<sub>2</sub> cycles, is also eliminated by utilizing the heat in the flue gas in the bottoming cycle. Combined cycle thermal efficiency and a biomass-to-electricity conversion efficiency of 24.9% and 22.4% are achieved, respectively. The corresponding fuel consumption of the hybridized plant is found to be 2.2 kg/s.
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