The Knowledge Center on Organic Rankine Cycle technology (KCORC) promotes the interdisciplinary knowledge exchange between dedicated international professionals from academia, industry, governmental agencies and policy makers.

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Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power systems are an efficient and reliable option for the generation of electricity in the small to medium power range (from few kWe up to tens of MWe). They are especially suitable for waste-heat to power and renewable energy sources like solar radiation, biomass thermal conversion, geothermal heat exploitation. A very promising application is waste heat recovery from mobile engines (internal combustion engines, gas turbines, etc) on board of trucks, ships, trains, and aircraft.

This website is the hub of our community of professionals from the academia and the industry dedicated to the promotion of ORC technology. The KCORC website is a tool to disseminate information on the basics of this technology, current research and development, a way to facilitate networking and direct efforts towards a more rational and standardized regulation, facilitating the diffusion of ORC systems for the conversion of renewable energy sources.

Latest news

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22/05/2024

News from the KCORC board – March 2024

This month find out about details on the next KCORC General Assembly, a potential EU ban on PFAS and more information about ORC 2023.
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22/05/2024

News from the KCORC board – February 2024

This month our Chairman was invitied to participate in EU-level events. In this update you can also found out more about ORC 2023 including keynote speakers, registration and more.
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22/05/2024

News from the KCORC board – January 2024

Updates on the annual strategy meeting, involvement in high-level meetings to support the energy transition in Europe, ORC2023 and am update from the Standard and Regulations committee.
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22/05/2024

News from the KCORC board – December 2023

Get acquainted with the new KCORC Board, find out more about ORC 2023, and more in this months update from the Board.

Become a member

Anyone with an interest in this technology can become a member of the Knowledge Center on Organic Rankine Cycle technology (KCORC).

Any applicant must read and approve the content of the operating procedures before applying. Applications are subjected to acceptance by the Chair and vice-Chair of the committee.