An organic fluid based binary cycle power station was first demonstrated in 1967 in the USSR and later introduced to the US in 1981. This technology allows the use of temperature resources as low as 81 °C. In 2006, a binary cycle plant in Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, came on-line, producing electricity from a record low temperature of .
an organIC FLuiD bASed BinARY cycLe powEr STatION wAS fiRst DemONStratED IN 1967 in thE USSR And Later inTRodUcED to thE us IN 1981. tHiS TEchnoLogy Allows tHe USe of temperAture rEsouRcES as low As 81 °c. in 2006, a BinarY cycle Plant in CheNA hoT sprInGs, aLAska, CamE on-liNe, prOduCinG ElecTrIcIty from a ReCoRd low teMperaTURe Of .