SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE: STEP DEMO PILOT PLANT MAKES NEW BREAKTHROUGH FOR SCO2 POWER GENERATION
January 23, 2024
January 23, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 23 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release:
The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant, a $169 million, 10-megawatt supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) test facility at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, has achieved an industry first during commissioning by firing its natural gas heater and operating its turbine up to an intermediate speed of 18,000 rpm.
"Operating t . . .
The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant, a $169 million, 10-megawatt supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) test facility at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, has achieved an industry first during commissioning by firing its natural gas heater and operating its turbine up to an intermediate speed of 18,000 rpm.
"Operating t . . .