RHEOMEGA - Key Persons
Mr. Bell is an engineer and entrepreneur who is passionate about clean energy. He was a Senior Research Engineer at General Compression, and before that, R&D Manager at SustainX; both companies were developers of Isothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage technology. At GC and SustainX, he was the "Foam Guy" responsible for the development of the near-isothermal foam technology in ICAES. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering from UNH and a Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth, and holds four US patents.
Mr. Perkins was most recently Chief Technology Officer for General Compression, a developer of grid-scale compressed air energy storage technology. Previously, he was CTO for Active Power, a developer of behind-the-meter power quality systems (UPS) using flywheels and compressed air storage. Perkins began his career developing pulsed power rotating machinery and applications at the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics. He received BS and MSME degrees from the University of Texas, Austin and holds ten US patents.