Nathan Hyrne
Director of ClimateBright,
Babcock & Wilcox
Nathan Hyrne is Director of ClimateBright for The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), a leader in energy and environmental products and services for power and industrial markets worldwide.
Nathan is responsible for the Company’s strategic growth in Clean Energy including B&W’s SolveBright CO2 capture system, OxyBright oxy-firing system, BrightGen hydrogen firing system, and BrightLoop hydrogen production system.
Nathan is a military veteran who then earned is Bachelor of Science, Engineering Degree. He started with Babcock & Wilcox in 2005 as a Field Service Engineer. Nathan’s role grew in complexity quickly. He was invaluable as lead commissioning engineer for a 3x700MW scrubber project that paved the way for B&W’s SolveBright CO2 scrubber design & build knowledge. His B&W project execution knowledge grew as he worked closely with process & design engineers while on site advising the construction team.
From 2009 to 2014 Nathan commissioned and tuned environmental systems for NOx, SOx, CO, Hg, & HCl reduction. He worked on coal, gas, and biomass fired power plants around the world. Clients trust in Nathan grew as he turned over reliable systems and followed up with support.
In 2015 B&W asked Nathan to lead efforts in strategic growth. He developed new projects in biomass, utility coal conversions, petrochemical, and steel. His knowledge of B&W technology and organization continues to lead to many successful projects.