Episode 49: SwRI’s 2022 R&D 100 Award Winner

Technology Today

Southwest Research Institute

Technology

4.8 • 19 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

SwRI’s Integrally Geared Supercritical CO2 Compander has been named one of the top innovations of 2022, receiving a prestigious R&D 100 Award. Pipeline & Gas Journal also recognized the compander as the “Best Management Advancement Technology” at the R&D 100 Awards Gala held on November 17. Using supercritical carbon dioxide, the revolutionary technology converts heat, like sunlight, into usable energy, while reducing carbon emissions. Our guests tell us what makes the new compander superior to conventional turbomachinery. They also explain how the groundbreaking equipment and highly-efficient sCO2 power cycles are moving us toward a cleaner energy future. Listen now as SwRI engineers Dr. Tim Allison and Dr. Jason Wilkes discuss the transformational compander and other sCO2 solutions.

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0:00.0	Recognized as one of the most significant innovations of 2022, the integrally geared supercritical CO2 compander converts sunlight and other heat into electricity.
0:11.6	The technology just won a prestigious R&D 100 award.
0:15.7	We're learning about the compander and groundbreaking SCO2 solutions next on this episode of Technology Today.
0:26.4	We live with technology, science, engineering, and the results of innovative research every day.
0:32.9	Now let's understand it better. You're listening to the Technology Today podcast presented by Southwest Research Institute. Transcripts and photos for this episode and all episodes are available at podcast.s.org.
0:49.3	Hello and welcome to technology today. I'm Lisa Benia. Today we are highlighting the integrally geared supercritical
0:56.0	CO2 Compander winner of a 2022 R&D 100 award and recognized by R&D World Magazine as a top 100
1:04.6	innovation of the year. We're going to explain what it is, how it works, and what makes it
1:10.3	revolutionary. We'll also get into
1:12.4	a larger conversation about clean, efficient, supercritical carbon dioxide and the latest
1:17.9	SCO2 technology developments at SWRI. Our guest today are SWRI engineer, Dr. Tim Allison,
1:25.8	director of our machinery department, and Dr. Jason Wilkes, manager
1:30.1	in our machinery department, who led the development of the award-winning compender.
1:35.1	Thanks for being here, Tim and Jason.
1:37.3	Thank you.
1:38.2	Thank you.
1:38.7	Appreciate.
1:39.1	Yeah, our pleasure.
1:39.8	Excited to be here.
1:40.8	Tim, I'd like to start with you.
1:42.2	This is your second time on the podcast. We first
1:45.3	learned about SCO2 research and development at SWRI on episode 22. Great to have you back.
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