Cooperative Efforts to Introduce New Environmental Control Technologies to Industry- A Case Study for Brayton Cycle Heat Pump Technology

Abstract

New environmental control technologies are rare, partly because it requires a very large expenditure of money, people and resources, and a commitment over an extended period of time. The Brayton Cycle Technology for Solvent Recovery and Pollution Control has developed into a commercially viable technique due to the cooperative efforts and long-term commitments of many partners. These include the Department of Energy, several power industry organizations, industrial companies, and a number of electric utilities. The type of participation ranges from direct funding of research and development work to working with end-use customers in demonstration and full scale projects. The long term commitment of government, utilities, and industry partners has resulted in the emergence of a new and potentially less costly technology for solvent recovery and pollution control for many industrial and commercial applications.