ORC4SHIP
Exploit your heat waste and transform it into Electricity
Project Scope
The research project has as main objective 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 conversion in electricity in order to cover the ship’s needs. Main objective of the project is to focus on shipping, while the main benefit of the proposed technology is the reduction of the ship’s fuel consumption up to 3-4%, but also the reduction of the CO2 and other harmful emissions (NOx, SOx, etc).
The main goals that are expected to be succeeded are:
Innovation
The system development covering the spatial, operating and connection limitations.
Efficiency
Optimum control and full incorporation of the innovative technology in the ship’s energy management system.
15kWe ORC unit
Construction of the prototype ORC of power 15kWe.
Pilot Testing
Pilot operation onboard for six months.
Business Plan
Business plan development and wide dissemination of the project’s results.
Green Focus
Use of 4th generation organic fluid for the ORC (HFO) with a very low Global Warming Potential (GWP ̴4).
The project’s innovations are:
- ORC design for shipping.
- Conservation of the system’s high efficiency for full and part load, depending on the gases’ thermal load.
- Use of 4th generation organic fluid for the ORC, of type hydrofluoroether (HFE), with a very low Global Warming Potential (GWP ̴4).
- Plug in-plug out design for easy, fast and low-cost establishment.
The project focuses on the development and optimal design of a heat-to-power system based on the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology, for recovering the waste heat from the cooling circuit of ships’ engines and converting it into electricity. During the project a 25 kWe ORC was successfully developed and installed onboard. This project won a SEAL OF EXECELENCE from European Commission.
Co-Funded by the European Union
