Below you can find a list of current and previously completed R&D projects related to ORC technology. If you are currently involved in a project that is relevant to the ORC community and would like it to be added to the website please complete the below form and return it to: info@kcorc.org
This project addresses a way of converting a part of the thermal power discharged by gas turbines into mechanical or electrical power; this can theoretically be achieved with an organic…
The EU-funded CHEK project will pioneer the development of zero-emissions shipping with a future-proof vessel design platform. This will be used to develop and demonstrate two bespoke vessel designs in…
The EU-funded CMMI – MaRITeC-X project will establish a centre of excellence in Cyprus to promote high-level research, technology development and foster innovation operations in the marine and maritime sector.…
The DECAGONE consortium led by ENERTIME proposes a project demonstrating the potential of ORC technology for valorization of waste heat and its conversion to power for the self-consumption of industrial…
Given the challenges in geothermal operations and the ambitious expansion plans for geothermal energy in many countries, there is an urgent need for geothermal experts with a broad understanding of…
ENGIMMONIA aims at promoting ammonia as the cleanest and most promising fuel for the shipping sector by testing, validating, and implementing an ammonia dual-fuel engine concept on a standard marine…
ISOP aims at making a step change in understanding of Supercritical CO2 based power generation systems’ technology and its potential to enable a step change in thermal energy power cycles.
The project aims to deliver a system design method based on a set of validated VC system models; a test rig enabling the study of different cycle configurations (multiple-pressure levels,…
The ORC4SHIP project aimed to the development and the optimum design of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), for the waste heat recovery of the marine engines’ cooling system and its…
POWHER project intends to innovate the ORC technology by employing innovative low-TRL Partial Evaporation ORC (PE-ORC), which can enable a significant increase in the conversion efficiency (up to +30%), allowing…
RES4LIVE is an H2020-funded project whose strategic objective is to develop and bring into the market integrated, cost-effective and case-sensitive RES solutions towards achieving fossil-free livestock farming.
RESTORE proposes a radically innovative solution for DHC, based on the combination of two key innovative technologies (TCES+ORC) that allows integrating a wide variety of renewable technologies combined with competitive…
The SolBio-Rev project concept is to develop a configuration based on renewables that allows covering all heating and cooling demand and a variable electricity demand (from zero up to even…
TES4Trig aims at nifying the above strategies into a single innovative CCHP system driven by solar parabolic trough collectors (PTCs), based on the integration of the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)…
ZHENIT overall objective is to promote Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) as key and “ready-to-implement” solutions to achieve 2030 IMO/EU targets for shipping sector decarbonization.
BAMBOO aims at developing new technologies addressing energy and resource efficiency challenges in four intensive industries, namely steel, petrochemical, minerals and pulp and paper
CHESTER project aimed to build a standard solution for the CHEST concept by combining high temperature thermal energy storage (HT-TES) and Organic Rankine Cycle units (ORC).
GEOHEX aims to increase the overall geothermal plant efficiency by minimising corrosion and scaling issues. Improving the heat transfer performance of the Heat Exchanger material, leading to more cost effective…
The ORC4SHIP project aimed to the development and the optimum design of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), for the waste heat recovery of the marine engines’ cooling system and its…
The HEATLEAP project aimed to implement a number of technologies suitable for different EII (Energy Intensive Industries), test them in a real-scale industrial environment and demonstrate their environmental and economic…
The NICFD project aimed to enable a step increase in the performance of NICFD turbomachinery by experimentally characterizing the gas dynamic behavior of dense vapors of relevant working fluids.
The SCARABEUS project proposed a modified working fluid whereby carbon dioxide is blended with certain additives to enable condensation at temperatures as high as 60°C whilst, at the same time,…
