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Orcan Energy integrates Howden technology into its new ORC system “efficiency pack eP 1000”. Major projects with Holcim and Eon are already underway.

Munich-based cleantech startup Orcan Energy is launching a major project with cement manufacturer Holcim and energy company Eon to use waste heat in the cement industry. The goal is to achieve greater energy efficiency and CO2 reduction through ORC technology.

Orcan Energy announces its collaboration with Hamberger Flooring, Germany’s market leader in parquet flooring. Together with the Munich-based cleantech company, Haro converts excess heat into CO2-neutral electricity at its Stephanskirchen site.

The cleantech company Orcan Energy, which converts waste heat into clean electricity, is strengthening its Kiel location. The three managing directors Hinrich Krey, Christian Pätzold, and Jens Damian are now taking on the growing demand there.

The Munich-based company Orcan Energy produces so-called heat-to-power systems for converting waste heat into clean electricity. The startup has now announced the appointment of Patrick Prügger as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

French biogas company MP Biogaz has commissioned Orcan Energy’s heat-to-power solution. Orcan Energy’s system uses waste heat from the exhaust gases of two biogas engines. The module produces approximately 1,500 MWh of electricity annually and saves around 1,100 tons of CO2. The project marks Orcan Energy’s market entry into France.

With Orcan Energy’s systems, companies can generate clean electricity from waste heat. Now the Munich-based company is significantly expanding its production capacity. What makes this special: For the first time, the modular systems can now be completely manufactured by Orcan Energy itself.

French investor Otium Capital is entering Orcan Energy. The Munich-based company produces energy modules for converting waste heat into clean electricity. It utilizes previously untapped heat sources, such as those in the oil and gas or cement industries.

Orcan Energy produces energy modules that convert waste heat into clean electricity. More than 500 systems from the Munich startup are in operation worldwide. They have already helped save over 130,000 tons of CO2, and over their lifetime they are expected to save approximately 1 million tons. In the interview, co-founder and CEO Andreas Sichert explains his company’s technology and reveals what’s next for Orcan Energy.

Orcan Energy develops and sells systems that convert industrial waste heat into electricity. The Munich-based company has raised €28.5 million in a funding round. The capital is to be invested in international expansion.