Waste Heat Recovery
Turboden ORC units can produce electricity by recovering heat from industrial processes and in combined cycles with reciprocating engines and gas turbines. The power of Turboden turbo generators in this application generally ranges up to 20 MW electric per single shaft.
34
plants*79.2
MWe total2010
first plant delivered*5 plants are under construction
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TURBODEN WASTE HEAT RECOVERY APPLICATION IN CEMENT PRODUCTION PROCESS
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TURBODEN WASTE HEAT RECOVERY APPLICATION FOR STEEL INDUSTRY
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TURBODEN DIRECT EXCHANGE HEAT RECOVERY ORC SYSTEM FOR CEMENTIROSSI CEMENT PLANT
In heat recovery applications, Turboden ORC units can be a valuable way to convert residual, low-grade heat into useful power in:
HEAT RECOVERY FROM PRODUCTION PROCESSES


- High cycle efficiency up to 25%
- Heat input from gaseous, liquid and condensing streams starting from 100°C
- Ease of integration into the industrial process, not affecting the production
- No impact on prime equipment (engine, gas turbine) operation
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
ORC size | location | customer | status | notes |
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2 MWe | Ait Baha, Morocco | Ciments Du Maroc | In operation since 2010 | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process + CSP (Hybrid plant) |
4 MWe | Aleşd, Romania | Holcim SA | In operation since 2012 | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process |
5 MWe | Rohožník, Slovakia | CRH | In operation since 2014 | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process |
3.8 MWe | Fieni, Dâmboviţa County, Romania | S.C. Carpatcement Holding S.A. (Heidelberg Group) | In operation since 2015 | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process |
2.3 MWe | Möriken-Wildegg, Switzerland | Jura-Cement-Fabriken AG (CRH Group) | In operation since 2016 | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process |
2.0 MWe | Piacenza, Italy | Industria Cementi Giovanni Rossi | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process |
7 MWe | Kahramanmaraş, Turkey | CTP Team s.r.l. / Cimko Narli Cement | In operation since 2019 | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process |
1.3 MWe | Eclépens, Switzerland | Cadcime SA / Holcim Suisse Eclépens – LafargeHolcim group | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process |
7.3 MWe | Adana Yumurtalık, Turkey | CTP Team Srl / Sönmez Çimento | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat in cement production process |
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
ORC size | location | customer | status | notes |
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2.7 MWe | Riesa, Germany | ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH | In operation since 2013 | Electric power production from waste heat in steel industry (Electric Arc Furnace) |
0.7 MWe | Singapore | NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd | In operation since 2013 | Electric power production from waste heat in steel industry (Rolling mill) |
2.2 MWe | Brescia, Italy | ORI Martin S.p.A. | In operation since 2016 | Electric power production from waste heat in steel industry (Electric Arc Furnace) |
2.5 MWe | Nagoya, Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Aichi Steel | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat in steel industry (Electric Arc Furnace) |
10 MWe | Cremona, Italy | Arvedi S.p.A. | In operation since 2018 | Electric power production from waste heat in steel industry (Electric Arc Furnace) |
1.2 MWe | Gwangyang City, South Korea | POSCO ICT Company | In operation since 2019 | Electric power production from waste heat in steel industry (Submerged Arc Furnace) |
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
ORC size | location | customer | status | notes |
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1.3 MWe | Cuneo, Italy | Gea Bischoff/AGC | In operation since 2012 | Electric power production from waste heat in float glass production process |
0.5 MWe | Villotta di Chions (PN), Italy | BDF Industries | In operation since 2015 | Electric power production from waste heat in container glass production process |
6.2 MWe | Beyköy - Düzce, Turkey | Çalbıyık Grup / Düzce Cam | In operation since 2018 | Electric power production from waste heat in float glass production process |
1.2 MWe | Sriperumbudur, India | GEA Bischoff GmbH / Saint-Gobain India Pvt.Ltd. - Chennai | In operation since 2019 | Electric power production from waste heat in float glass production process |
1.2 MWe | Pisa, Italy | GEA Process Engineering S.p.A. | In operation since 2019 | Electric power and compressed air production from waste heat in float glass production process |
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
ORC size | location | customer | status | notes |
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0.8 MWe | Radenthein, Austria | Veitsch-Radex GmbH & Co | In operation since 2009 | Electric power production from waste heat in refractory production process |
1.7 MWe | Germany | undisclosed | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat in aluminum production process |
0.7 MWe | Torbole Casaglia (BS), Italy | Fonderia di Torbole | In operation since 2016 | Electric power production from waste heat from cast iron cupola furnace |
1.9 MWe | Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | Invest Energy | In operation since 2019 | Electric power production from waste heat from chemical vapor infiltration furnace |
2.2 MWe | Vercelli, Italy | Sacal S.p.A. | In operation since 2019 | Electric power production from waste heat in aluminum production process |
HEAT RECOVERY IN COMBINED CYCLES

In combined cycles, Turboden ORC units can be installed at the bottom of:
- Gas turbines, with up to 40% of additional power
- Reciprocating engines, with up to 15% of additional power
In both cases the combined cycle reaches an efficiency greater than 50%.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
ORC size | location | customer | status | notes |
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1.8 MWe | Pisticci (MT), Italy | Ricciarelli SpA | In operation since 2010 | Electric power production from waste heat from 3x8 MWe Wärtsilä diesel engines |
0.6 MWe | Pavia, Italy | Termoindustriale SpA | In operation since 2008 | Electric power production from waste heat from 1x8 MWe MAN diesel engine |
4 MWe | Pisticci Scalo (MT), Italy | Ricciarelli SpA | In operation since 2012 | Electric power production from waste heat from 2x17 MWe Wärtsilä diesel engines |
0.6 MWe | Portogruaro (VE), Italy | Cereal Docks | In operation since 2012 | Electric power production from waste heat from 1x7 MWe Wärtsilä diesel engine |
0.5 MWe | Catania, Italy | E&S Energy SpA | Off | Electric power production from waste heat from 2x1 MWe Jenbacher gas engines + 3x0.8 MWe Jenbacher gas engines + 1x0.6 MWe Jenbacher gas engine - Landfill gas |
1 MWe | Senden, Germany | AGO AG Energie + Anlagen | In operation since 2012 | Electric power production from waste heat from 2x2 MWe Jenbacher gas engines (+ additional heat from the process) |
0.6 MWe | Kempen, Germany | Stadtwerke Kempen GmbH | In operation since 2012 | Electric power production from waste heat from gas engines |
1 MWe | Chivasso (TO), Italy | Ricciarelli SpA | In operation since 2012 | Electric power production from waste heat from 1x17 MWe Wärtsilä diesel engine |
1.3 MWe | Ämmässuo, Espoo, Finland | HSY | In operation since 2011 | Electric power production from waste heat from 4x4 MWe MWM gas engines - Landfill gas |
0.7 MWe | Pescara, Italy | Alma CIS/Fater (P&G Group) | In operation since 2013 | Electric power production from waste heat from 1x8 MWe Wärtsilä diesel engine |
4.6 MWe | Odayeri, Turkey | Ortadoğu Enerji | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat from 28x1.4 MWe Jenbacher gas engines + 4x1.2 MWe MWM gas engines - Landfill gas |
2.3 MWe | Komurcuoda, Turkey | Ortadoğu Enerji | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat from 12x1.4 MWe Jenbacher gas engines - Landfill gas |
0.7 MWe | Antwerp, Belgium | BiogasTech | In operation since 2019 | Electric power production from waste heat from 4x3.3 MWe Jenbacher gas engines with direct exchange |
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
ORC size | location | customer | status | notes |
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1 MWe | Rosetown, Canada | TransGas | In operation since 2011 | Electric power production from waste heat from a 3.5 MW Solar gas turbine in a gas compressor station |
1 MWe | Andijan Region, Uzbekistan | JSC "O'ztashqineftgaz" | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat from a 3x15 MW GE gas turbines in a gas compressor station |
5.5 MWe | Shurtan, Kashkadarya Region, Uzbekistan | SC “Uzneftegazdobycha” | Under construction | Electric power production from waste heat from a GE LM 2500 gas turbine in a gas compressor station |
OUR EXPERIENCE
In 1996, Turboden realized its first heat recovery plant in an iron foundry in Brescia. Since then, Turboden has been involved in ORC projects in different industrial processes, such as cement industry, glass industry, steel industry, waste incineration, and mining. Turboden ORC units can produce electricity also by recovering heat from combined cycles, reciprocating engines, internal combustion engines, gas turbines, and gas compressor stations. In 2010, an innovative project was installed in Russia to recover heat, from the associated gas released from the process of oil extraction, through controlled combustion (instead of flaring). The plant generates both heat and power: the hot water is used to warm up the extracted oil while the electric power is used in the extraction station. The ORC turbogenerator produces 1,800 kW of electric power.
Another project was installed in Russia, in the Moscow region: this heat recovery ORC unit is coupled with five MTU engines, 2 MWe each. The exhaust gas of these engines is conveyed the ORC module by thermal oil.
Turboden was also awarded an order for a 4 MW ORC unit to recover heat in the cement industry in Slovakia. The plant produces 4 MW by recovering waste heat from the exhaust gas of the kiln and clinker cooler. The recovered heat is conveyed to the ORC by two different loops using thermal oil and water. This project represents another step of Turboden’s growth in the cement industry, coming after the successful startup of the 2 MW Ait Baha plant for Italcementi in December 2010. In February 2013, Turboden started-up its first application in the steel industry: a heat recovery system for power generation, in Singapore. The ORC is a 700 kW unit that recovers waste heat from a billet reheating furnace.
Furthermore, one of the latest innovative projects is a new 3 MW ORC unit that uses the heat from a portion of the saturated steam recovered from the exhaust gases of an EAF (Electric Arc Furnace), in Germany. This plant is part of the H-REII DEMO Project (Heat Recovery in Energy Intensive Industries), that the DG Environment of the European Commission decided to co-finance under the LIFE+ program for its technological innovation and environmental value.