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Southwest Research Institute


Supercritical CO2 Pilot Power Plant Gearing Up for 2021 Demonstration

Construction of the 10-MW Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) pilot plant in San Antonio, Texas, is inching along, and developers in July announced that the building to house the innovative…


SwRI-led Team to Develop Drones for Use in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Engineers test autonomous UAS to fly inside damaged nuclear power station SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is developing unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology to fly…


Game-Changing Supercritical CO2 Cycles Are Closer to Commercialization

Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) cycles—which are inching closer to commercial applications for waste heat recovery, concentrating solar power, nuclear, and fossil energy—offer higher thermal efficiencies and power density than conventional…


SwRI Receives $7.8 Million in Funding from DOE

Three projects to advance turbine systems for gas-fired power plants SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of three teams awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s…