Kalina Cycle - Kalina Cycle Power Plants

Kalina Cycle Power Plants

Recoverable heat from industrial processes

The Kalina cycle has been thought to increase thermal power output efficiencies by up to 50% in suitable installations, and is ideally suited for applications such as steel, coal, oil refineries and cement production plants.

• The Kashima Steel Works operated by Sumitomo Metals was commissioned in 1999. It produces 3.6MW of electricity and is the longest running commercial application of the Kalina Cycle
• The Tokyo Bay Oil Refinery operated by Fuji Oil was commissioned in 2005 and produces 4MW of power

Geothermal

• Husavik facility, Iceland rated 2MW electric power output and 20MW heat power
• Unterhaching facility, Germany was commissioned in April 2009 and was the first of its kind in the low enthalpy region of southern Germany. This plant produces 3.4MW of electric power and 38MW of heating power for the local township of Unterhaching.
• Brushal facility, Germany was commissioned in December 2009 and produces 580kw of electricity.
• EcoGen Unit, the first ever 50kw EcoGen unit was installed at Matsunoyama Onsen hot spring at Tokamachi, Niigata in Japan in 2011. The EcoGen units are based on the miniaturization of the Kalina Cycle and designed for the Japanese hot spring market and other low enthalpy geothermal markets.