ABOUT US
OUR STORY
Initial development of the Hybrid concept began in the first decade of the 21st century. The concept arose from various investigations involving methods to significantly improve gas combustion turbines. Insight concluded that a different compressor energy source was needed. The focus then shifted to types of nuclear reactors that could efficiently rotate exceptionally large air compressors. The gas reactor quickly came to the forefront, but the limitations of earlier designs also became quickly apparent. Hybrid Power engineering efforts have largely involved practical improvements to transform the gas reactor into a rugged and practical machine capable of meeting the needs of commercial power generation, as opposed to a nuclear physics experiment.
The Hybrids have been developed by a small U.S. business with no assistance from the less-than-helpful U.S. government. The Department of Energy pay-to-play racket of "cost sharing" for nuclear activities is financially lethal to small businesses, the main source of U.S. innovation. Federal law does not require such cost sharing - section 988 of Energy Act 2005. Further investment is needed to move the unique Hybrid technology forward.
Hybrid Power Technologies LLC owns all of the Hybrid intellectual property, including patents, pending patents, and proprietary/confidential design information. No Federal government ownership rights are involved with our technology.
References
Books
Details of the Hybrid family of technologies are available from a book recently published by the Elsevier Publishing Company - Academic Press (and retailers such as Amazon):
HYBRID NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS. This heavily illustrated text is aimed at the general public, students, energy professionals, the financial community, politicians, and government regulators. Important considerations are simply introduced, evaluated, and summary conclusions provided. The text is organized into the following chapters:
Overview; Background; Combinations;
Uses; Environment; Financial;
Technical; Safety; Licensing;
Advanced Reactor Issues;
Status; Conclusion
All major energy resources are evaluated and ranked based on key criteria.
In summary, the book provides insights into unique Hybrid-Nuclear solutions for sustainably and affordably meeting the world’s energy needs. These distinctive solutions are environmentally sound and involve the marriage of nuclear and fossil fuels.
This website is derived from the referenced book.
Papers include:
1. American Nuclear Society, International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Power International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2014): Paper 14074.
2. ASME - Conferences
a. Power 2009, Paper 2009-81180
b. Power 2010. Papers 2009-27230 & 27231
c. Energy Sustainability 2012; Paper ESFuelCell 2012-91218
d. Small Modular Reactor Symposium 2011: Paper SMR 2011-6520/6554
e. International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMECE) 2010, Paper IMECE 2010-38235
Industry Presentations
include:
1. US Nuclear Infrastructure Council (USNIC)
a. Advanced Reactor Summit, University of California San Diego, January 28 -30, 2019.
b. Advanced Reactor Summit, Texas A & M, February 20-22, 2018.
c. Advanced Reactor Summit, Argonne National Laboratory, February 9-12, 2017
d. Advanced Reactor Summit, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 9-12, 2016,
2. Advanced Nuclear Summary Showcase, Washington D.C. January 27, 2016, ThirdWay.org.
3. Nuclear Power International 2010: Hybrid-Nuclear Energy.
4. COAL-GEN 2010 Conference: Hybrid-Nuclear/Coal Gasification
5. Power-Gen International 2010: Hybrid-Nuclear/Solar.
6. Electric Power Conferences 2008, 2009: Hybrid Nuclear Energy.
Michael F. Keller (Professional Engineer - State of Kansas, inventor of patented hybrid-nuclear technology) is a 50 year veteran of the energy industry and has been heavily involved with the design, construction, start-up, operation and management of both nuclear and fossil fired generating plants. Earned Senior Reactor Operator site certificate. This wide ranging and extensive experience is balanced with advanced technical and business degrees:.
University of Virginia - Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Saint Martin's College - Master of Business Administration