CASE STUDY: TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION DRD POWER LTD Summary: DRD Power has developed technology that generates electricity from low grade waste heat The work is novel because of its application to low grade (i.e. 90-130ºC) heat sources This technology generates valuable electricity from waste heat without generating carbon dioxide DRD Power has developed a process for…
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Huntsman UK trials new waste-heat power system
Redcar, UK – DRD Power has installed its first heat recovery system, which uses Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology to generate electrical power using waste heat from industrial process and manufacturing plants. The system is one of the first in the world to generate electricity from low-grade heat, in the form of waste steam or…
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An innovative system that can create electricity worth over £100,000 from waste energy has been developed in the region. DRD Power is now looking for a company that has a by-product of hot water or steam to trial the system. The business, based at Wilton Centre, Teesside, has developed a system that uses organic rankine…
Continue readingDRD Power – Regional Winner 2009 Shell Springboard
Capturing and converting waste products into renewable energy sources is an aspiration for everyone concerned about climate change. Redcar based DRD Power’s highly innovative approach to capturing and converting vast quantities of low grade (low temperature) heat to electricity is an ideal solution for a large part of the market that has, until now, been…
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