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Orcan Energy installs marine waste heat solution on river cruise ship A-ROSA SENA

 

Munich, 29.09.2022 – Leading cleantech company Orcan Energy has installed its solution for the use of waste heat for the first time on a river cruise ship. Currently the largest Rhine cruise ship, A-ROSA SENA, owned by A-ROSA Flussschiff GmbH, has installed one of Orcan Energy's ORC modules, designed specifically for the marine market. The E-Motion ship, with a hybrid propulsion system consisting of a diesel engine and an electric motor, can now convert the waste heat from the ship's engines into electrical energy, reducing its fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The waste heat module provided by Orcan Energy represents an effective and cost-saving measure for the A-ROSA river shipping company to meet its sustainability requirements.

The installed Orcan Class M 50.100 module is a space-saving, flexible solution that can generate electricity from a wide variety of heat sources on board. These include, for example, exhaust gas waste heat, steam or thermal oil, but also liquid sources with lower temperatures, such as engine cooling water.

The waste heat solution is used alongside other sustainability measures. These include an optimized hull and a battery storage system that enables peak shaving. With the help of the energy stored in the battery storage, the A-ROSA SENA can also dock in cities purely electrically, avoiding local emissions. The E-Motion ship will serve as a model for the rest of the fleet and help A-ROSA reduce CO2 emissions in the future. It recently received the "German Award for Sustainability Projects 2022" for its environmentally friendly technologies, including waste heat modules from Orcan Energy.

"We are proud that our solution is being used on a river cruise ship for the first time. Our powerful and flexible modules will help ship owners save fuel and significantly reduce their vessels CO2 emissions, putting them on a forward-looking course," said Dr. Andreas Sichert, CEO of Orcan Energy. "The new solution will make a crucial contribution when it comes to the industry's common goal of becoming CO2 neutral."

 

About Orcan Energy AG

Orcan Energy AG develops, produces, distributes and finances energy modules for the conversion of waste heat into clean and cheap electricity and constructs them on a turnkey basis, including the installation required for waste heat extraction. Orcan Energy's products tap into the enormous global waste heat potential and enable customers to save CO2 emissions and costs at the same time. Orcan Energy unlocks the energy potential of unused heat sources based on second-generation Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology. By massively downsizing the established technology and developing a modular solution, Orcan Energy is turning small and medium-sized waste heat sources, as well as lower temperatures into economically viable options for the first time. As a result, the modules can be installed directly wherever excess heat is generated, for example in industrial processes, in engines, on ships or even in geothermal plants. Orcan Energy's solutions are already helping companies in the cement, oil and gas, power generation, and marine sectors to achieve their sustainability goals, reduce costs and comply with future regulations. Thanks to flexible financing models, companies can save cash-flow-positive electricity or fuel costs with waste heat power generation from day one. Orcan Energy has already marketed more than 600 modules with over 7 million operating hours internationally. The company has 60 employees and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

For more information about the company, its products and applications, visit www.orcan-energy.com.

Press contact

Peter von Kageneck
Orcan Energy AG
Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44
Building 6408, 5th floor (hallway 6)
81379 Munich

T: +49 163 8840364