Turboden, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group company, and a worldwide player in technological solutions for industries decarbonization, will generate high temperature heat (steam) without CO2 emissions with its second Large-Heat-Pump (LHP) project. Turboden signed a contract with a European leading company in the pulp & paper industry, that wanted to feed its process with decarbonized steam.
The innovative heat upgrade system, based on the integration of Turboden LHP and a mechanical vapour compressor, will exploit low-grade heat (ranging between 100C and 200C) to produce, absorbing green electricity, 12 MWth of superheated steam at 1700C needed in the paper production process. The heat upgrade system solution has been developed by Turboden and its customer to perfectly match with the production process’ needs. “This project is an important milestone for establishing Turboden leadership in large heat pump solutions for customers with high demand of steam or high temperature heat in industrial processes” stated Paolo Bertuzzi, Managing Director & CEO Turboden S.p.A.
The project is also a remarkable example of corporate synergies within Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group. In fact, this Turboden large heat pump system has at its heart the compressor of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO).
Before this project, Turboden developed an LHP solution for the Italian steel industry, Ori Martin; a great example of smart cities development, where the Turboden LHP, integrated into Ori Martin production process, provides heat to the city district heating network, reducing the CO2 emission of the entire system.
