The Dradenau CHP plant boosts efficiency to up to 90%. KLINGER supplies valves and custom expansion joints up to DN1600, engineered to international power plant standards.
Combined heat and power (CHP) is the simultaneous production of thermal energy and electricity from a single source of fuel. While traditional systems use separate processes to create these two utilities, CHP captures and repurposes the heat that is produced during electricity generation. This method increases operational efficiency from 50 to 90%, while also putting less expense on grid infrastructure, and will be implemented at the new Dradenau combined heat and power plant at the port of Hamburg. This technology is highly preferred by regions pushing to meet net zero, leading to a wave of plant conversions.
As a trusted manufacturer of precision expansion joints, KLINGER Turkey is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of this ambitious and ground-breaking power plant, and they were awarded the contract for the project managed by the Joint Venture Uniper-ENKA, the contractors. Natural gas turbines and a waste heat recovery system will be supported by KLINGER inline pressure-balanced and elbow pressure-balanced expansion joints, in sizes ranging from DN150 to DN1600. These custom joints are used on critical pipelines to cushion movement, reduce thermal stress from extreme temperature changes, and absorb dynamic loads. As explained by Sales Engineer Hilal Pehlivan, KLINGER Turkey’s involvement early in the planning stages was a major factor in ensuring that everything proceeded according to plan.