Ciconia Energy converts high-temperature industrial waste heat into low-carbon, behind-the-meter electricity using supercritical CO₂ power cycles. We generate clean electricity from existing infrastructure with zero upfront CAPEX.
Heavy industrial facilities vent thousands of megawatt-hours of high-temperature thermal energy daily. Rising electricity tariffs and decarbonization mandates make waste heat recovery imperative.
Exhaust gases between 400°C and 900°C in cement, steel, and glass manufacturing represent a massive untapped reservoir for local electricity generation.
Industrial electricity costs remain volatile. Producing power behind-the-meter directly insulates plants from peak demand rates and transmission fees.
Capturing thermal energy without additional combustion provides immediate Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon reductions required for CBAM and ETS compliance.
The sCO₂ Brayton cycle outperforms steam and Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) in efficiency, compacity, water use and CAPEX, exactly in the temperature range where industrial waste heat is most abundant: above 350°C.
sCO₂ turbomachinery is up to 5 times smaller than equivalent steam turbines due to the fluid’s high density. Easy retrofit into cramped brownfield plant footprints.
Achieves 15% to 25% relative efficiency gain over conventional steam cycles at temperatures above 350°C and typical industrial waste heat power sizes.
Operates without the need for water, making it ideal for arid regions or areas with limited water resources.
Non toxic, low Global Warming potential, inexpensive. Provides superior performance and safety compared to conventional working fluids.
District heating output as a secondary revenue stream, with high cogeneration efficiency versus steam cycles.
For comparable power, an sCO₂ turbine takes a fraction of the volume of a steam turbine, which makes brownfield retrofit accessible.
Our modular supercritical CO₂ power platforms are optimized for heavy process industries generating flue gases above 400°C.
Preheater exhaust and clinker cooler waste gases. High recovery potential to power grinding mills on-site.
Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF), reheating furnaces, and sinter plants with continuous high thermal power.
Melting tank exhaust stacks. Compact sCO₂ footprint integrates easily within restricted glass factory layouts.
Ethylene crackers, steam reformers, and incinerator flue stacks. Replaces grid power for critical pumps.
Recovery of exhaust heat from gas turbines in power plants or industrial cogeneration setups. sCO2 low CAPEX and high efficiency makes Combined Cycle operation economically viable even for small turbines.
Round the clock high grade heat. Incinerators are constrained to use steam to valorize their waste heat, but sCO2 technology offers a more efficient alternative.
Behind the meter gas turbines with sCO2 power cycles increase on site power and reduce fuel use and emissions.
Power generation equipment in oil and gas processing streams, refineries and adjacent industrial verticals.
We handle financing, engineering, installation, and long-term operations. You simply purchase the clean power generated on your site under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
Engineering, procurement, commissioning, then operation on a first industrial partner site. Industrial partners in advanced discussion.
Industrial operation at MW scale. Demonstrates performance, availability and economics, then unlocks the replication phase.
Standardized EPC management, supply chain ramp-up, lower CAPEX and faster engineering for each new unit. Debt and green bonds finance the AssetCo.
Combining decades of experience in thermodynamics, material science, turbomachinery, and industrial project supply to deliver the first commercial sCO₂ power plants for industrial waste heat recovery.
Contact our engineering team to evaluate your facility's waste heat potential and schedule a no-obligation feasibility assessment.
