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Industrial Waste Heat Recovery System WasteGen Launches: Converting Factory Waste Heat to Electricity at 15% Efficiency

Energy recovery company ThermalCycle releases WasteGen system using Organic Rankine Cycle to convert 60-150C low-temperature industrial waste heat to electricity, tested at three steel mills generating 50GWh annually

Energy recovery company ThermalCycle officially released its WasteGen industrial waste heat recovery power generation system on March 19. The system uses Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology to convert factory waste heat at 60 to 150 degrees Celsius into electricity.

Over 50% of global industrial energy is discharged as waste heat, with low-temperature waste heat (below 200C) long neglected due to recovery difficulty. WasteGen uses novel organic working fluids instead of traditional steam, enabling low-temperature heat sources to drive turbine generation.

WasteGen has been piloted at three German steel mills. ArcelorMittal's Duisburg plant data shows WasteGen recovers 50GWh annually from waste heat, equivalent to 8% of the plant's total electricity consumption. A single system costs approximately $8 million with a 4-year payback period.

ThermalCycle plans to expand WasteGen to chemical, glass, and cement industries in 2031. The company estimates the global industrial waste heat recovery market potential exceeds $200 billion.