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Kaymacor was born

On 15th July 2014 Kaymacor was born and recorded in the special section of the business Register dedicated to innovative startups

15th July 2014

Company Headquarter is located in T2i statups incubator. R&D activities continue at Laboratories of University of Trieste, already partner of a Reasearch funded Project

Kaymacor Trademark is registered

Kaymacor Trademark is registered at the Office for Harmonisation in internal market

24th November 2014

Kaymacor name derives from KAYMA which in ancient greek means HEAT and COR that is Organic Rankine Cycle in italian words. This name summirize Company mission: Generate electrical power recovering wasted heat from several heat sources like biomass boilers, internal combustion engines and small industrial ovens,

Kaymcor ORC 2kW was born

The first installation is realized at Engine Research Center CNR in Naples. The application consists on the integration of ORC with an internal combustion engine .

1st June 2015

The smallest one of Kaymacor machines, 2 kW, is used to recover heat from the gas exhaust of an internal combustion engine. Any thermal source whose temperature is higher than 140°C represents a precious enrgy source which can be transformed in electricity and heat at lower temperature.

Patent application

A patent is applied related to"A reservoir for receiving a condensed working fluid of an Organic rankine Cycle

29th April 2015

Integration of the Cycle pump inside the Receiver vessel is an high competitive item for Kaymacor. In this way circuit is simplified, sealing is ensured and all pump motor heat is recovered.

Fiat Research Center Application

The pump made by Kaymacor is integrated at ORC test bench of Fiat Research Center

1st July 2015

In a ORC Cycle the pump is a key component due to the difficulties to pump the organic fluid. Moreover ORC pump power consumption can not be negletted as in traditional steam cycles. That's why Kaymacor has developed its own technology.

Acquisition of patent rights

Acquisition of exclusive rights for three patents related to thermal solar energy

1st September 2015

One of the ORC application is the production of electrical energy starting from solar heat at medium temperature. One limit of such application is solar field costs. That's why Kaymacor acquired three licences for the realisation of a smart solar collector whose cost is very competitive. To develop such Technology the Company also received a money contribution related to Brevetti+ Fund

PIACE Project

For PIACE Project funded by Industria 2015 Fund is realized a pilot plant at Misericordia Hospital in Florence

1st October 2015

In collaboration with University of Florence and others partners a PTC solar field and coupled with an ORC machine is installed at Misericordia Hospital in Florence. This installation is one of the pilot plants reliazed for PIACE project that is coordinated by one of Kaymacor partner.

Patent application

A patent is applied related to" Procedure for the managemet of the optimized stop of an Organic rankine Cycle Plant

13th December 2015

Installation of the 2nd Kaymcor ORC 2kW

Kaymcor ORC 2kW is installed in the laboratories of a ESCO in Milan.

15th December 2015

ORC machine gives the opportunity to recover heat in several industrial processes. In a lot of applications like ironing, pasta factories dairies heat coming out from the chimney of steam boilers or ovens is at high temperature. This heat can be recover to produce electrical energy and heat at lower temperature

Kaymcor ORC 4kW was born

The first prototype producing 4kW electricity is realized.

25th June 2016

A new espander coupled with a brushless alternator and a new inverter for grid connection are devoleped for such new model.

Kaymacor contribution to ORC technology

The book: Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems - Technologies and Applications is published

12th September 2016

This book provides a systematic and detailed description of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technologies and the way they are increasingly of interest for cost-effective sustainable energy generation with applications in cogeneration from biomass and from geothermal reservoirs, amongst others. Kaymacor contribution is in the chapter 18th dedicated to Micro-Organic Rankine Cycle systems for domestic cogeneration.

ATI Congress

At ATI Congress in Turin an article about the ORC integration with thermal solar at medium temperature is presented.

20th September 2016

Kaymcor ORC 4kW at EURAC Laboratories

Kaymcor ORC 4kW is installed at the new laboratories of EURAC in Bolzano.

27th September 2016

KAYMACOR gets regional foundings

KAYMACOR gets nationaol founding for developing ORC in agrifood sectors and national founding for developing CASSINI solar panel.

December 2016

ORChidea Platform is conceived

ORChidea Platform till 100 kWel is conceived at KAYACOR engineering Dept.

June 2017

ORChidea 5MT at UNIST Laboratories in south Korea

ORChidea 5MT is installed at UNIST laboratories in South Korea and supplies a biomass boiler.

4th Sept - 8th Sept 2017

Test Bench at Padua University

Febr. 2018

ORChidea 3LT at CNR Napoli

A 3KWel is tested at CNR Napli for recovering heat from marine engine radiator

May 2018

Great performences of the prototype tested in collaboration with CNR Istituto Motori and Trieste University

Cloud Platform

The Cloud platform for monitoring all Machines in field is released.

March 2019

From now on all ORChidea Models are monitored in real time in the field. The on-board software can be updated remotely. In this way the functionalities of each plant are continuously enhanced and optimized.

New 10.1" Touch Screen

ORChidea Platform is set up with a new 10.1 "touch screen

May 2019

The new display allows you to view all plant and internal machine parameters. The layout is designed to make ORChidea models control simple and intuitive

New Paltform for Gen-set Application

Kaymacor Gen-Set System produces electricity recovering heat from exhaust gases and the engine cooling water

June 2019

• Kaymacor Gen-Set System is delivered in ISO standard-containers and connects to all common diesel and gas gensets from 0,2-1.1 MWe • Kaymacor Gen-Set System is scalable and generates additional 10-100 kWel reducing to zero auxiliaries power consumption • It gives the possibility to get maximum efficiency even at partial loads

Publication on Energy conversione and Management

Dymanic simulation and experiments of a low cost small ORC unit for market application

Juky 2019

ORChidea 6LT in GEOGRID Project

A 6 kW Low Temperature (90°) is tested in lab for a small geothermal application in Naples

July 2019

The GeoGrid project aims to develop low- and medium-sized geothermal energy articulated in three research strands: 1 Study and design of polygenerative neighborhood plant with reduced environmental impact powered by geothermal source 2 : Study, design and trial of innovative systems for small-scale geothermal source trigeneration 3 Development and optimization of innovative systems for the sustainable use of low-entalpia geothermal energy embedded in foundation works and their integration with environment conditioning systems Kaymacor provides the orC machine at the heart of the system

ORChidea 5MT at Natural Resources Canada

A 5kW High temperature (190°) Model is shipped to the Alternative Energy Laboratory | CanmetENERGY – Ottawa Natural Resources Canada

August 2019

Kaymacor's contribution to the 5th International Seminar on ORC Power Systems Athens Greece https://www.orc2019.com/

Contribution: "A Novel Micro-cogeneration Unit for Market Applications Based on a Biomass-fired ORC System

September 2019

Contribution Abstract: Organic Rankine Cycle is one of the most efficient, profitable and feasible technology for low-to-medium temperature heat recovery. The boost to the development of small-scale systems that could easily enter the market poses challenges in layout design and selection of components. This work deals with a micro-scale ORC unit conceived to be cheap, efficient and compact. The transient response of the system has been experimentally investigated and simulated with large variations of the heat source. To this end, a dynamic model is built and validated against a large set of experimental data. The final goal is to show the real potential of the system in terms of market applications, for which best design choices, operational limits and response time to variable heat sources must be identified. Results proved the fast time response of the system that promptly reacts to variations of the heat source temperature. The model is able to capture well the system dynamics, showing maximum relative errors of about 5% in the prediction of both output power and high pressure. The choice of scroll expander, volumetric pump and plate heat exchangers is made according to the lowest cost-to-efficiency ratio to keep the investment cost below 2500 euro/kW already at the pre-market phase. The additional heat production (around 15 liters/min at 40°C) amplifies the market potential in isolated domestic applications and paves the way for further cost reductions.

ORChidea is integrated in Biogenic Processor

September 2019

Our partner in Ireland presents the Biogenic Processor. Kaymacor ORC machine is integrated inside it and provides electricity and heat for treating the wasted material.

BioCOR Commercal Poposal

BioCOR is Cogenerative Solution for agroforestry and agro-industrial biomasses designed for the simultaneous production of heat and electricity or just heat.

October 2019

ORChidea Low temp solution is designed to fit standard water boilers while the High temp solution works with diathermic oil or pressurized water boilers. Platform modularity allows to design the plant based on local availability of biomass For wood chips and pellet combustion emissions level are in class 5 as per EN.. Orchidea gives the possibility to get maximum efficiency even at partial loads Modules are tested 100% on production line System has a simple interface like that of a household appliance Payback time shorter compared to a standalone biomass boiler

Platform Kaymacor Booster Released

Biogas & Biomethane Plus produces electricity recovering heat from exhaust gases and the engine cooling water

November 2019

• Biogas & Biomethane Plus is delivered in ISO standard-containers and connects to all common diesel and gas gensets from 0,2-1.1 MWe • Biogas & Biomethane Plus is scalable and generates additional 10-100 kWel reducing to zero auxiliaries power consumption • It gives the possibility to get maximum efficiency even at partial loads • It uses of std components in large volumes • Kaymacor Biogas & Biomethane Plus is tested 100% on production line • The modularity solution means that out of service of one module does not stop the whole machine • Quick and cost effective installation • Easily match with different power recovery • Monitored in cloud 24/7 • Supplied turnkey with all circuit components • Full service assistance

Kaymacor Heat Recovery platform available

Kaymacor Heat Recovery is a perfect solution to improve industrial ovens & furnaces efficiency

December 2020

Plant electricity consumption is reduced recovering heat from exhaust gas chimney • Electricity production can benefit from incentives • Heat available at ORC condenser can be used to pre-heat combustion air to the burner or other heating applications. • Combining electricity produced value and fuel saving pay back is reduced to 3 y • Modular solution improves efficiency at partial loads, scalability and reliability • Safety ORC installation near the chimney • Monitored in cloud 24 hours a day

ORChidea 5MT at Natural Resources Canada

Commissioning of the 5KW Unit in Canada at Alternative Energy Laboratory | CanmetENERGY

February 2020

A 4kW el Unit has been successfully commissioned at the Alternative Energy Laboratory CanmetENERGY. The collaboration identified the tenic and regulatory solutions needed to market the product in North America and Canada

ORChidea 15 MT for CM2K-TRIGEN Project

As part of the CM2K-TRIGEN project, an innovative 15kWel ORC plant is built

March 2020

A innovative 15 kWel ORC is ready to be installed to recover heat from a biogas combustion engine in operation at a Digestor. The unit is very compact integrating on bord either components of High Temperature Loop and components of Low Temperature Loop

New Models for Solar application

Kaymacor provides a perfect solution for exploiting thermal solar energy

April 2020

Kaymacor ORC for solar & cooling integrated with solar thermal collectors produces electricity and heat. The system made by ORC+thermal solar fields has specific features, as it can: • implement a heat storage • cogenerate thermal and electrical energy together • be supplied in parallel by other renewable sources like biomass (hybrid plants). • Morgana can work with three types of solar panels: • CPT (Concentric Parabolic Trough) • vacuum tubes collectors • Cassini panels • Morgana ORC for solar & cooling integrate direct condenser dissipator • Good performances are available even at high condenser temperature • It can work in cascade with absorption machines whose electrical consumption are reduced to zero. • Stagnation problem in large solar field are completely solved

Pubblication on Renewable Energies

Experimental investigation of a innovative biomass-fired micro-ORC system for cogeneration applications

July 2020

Kaymacor and Energies Communities

The development of renewable communities as required by European Directives, recently implemented by European Countries such as Italy, can benefit from Kaymacor technology

Sept. 2020

The possibility of using the ORChidea platform in combination with solar thermal and biomass with thermal and biomass storage makes it particularly suitable for energy communities or for multi-energy systems (Multi-Energy Systems, also called DES District-Energy Systems). These systems integrate energies renewables, various energy networks (gas, electricity, district heating and remote cooling), cogeneration and energy storage. These systems represent one of the most promising solutions for reducing CO2 emissions. [*]“Optimization of renewable energy subsidy and carbon tax for multi energy systems using bilevel programming” - E. Martelli, M. Freschini, M. Zatti – Applied Energy 267 (2020)

ORChidea 3LT at NRIAG Egypt

Kaymacor ORC at National Research Institute of Astronomy -Cairo - Egypt and Geophysics (NRIAG)

Oct. 2020

Kaymacor and solar cooling applications The Kaymacor low temperature models (KC-LT) can be used for solar cooling applications. Fed with water in the temperature range of 60 - 110 °, they provide the electrical power needed to power traditional steam compression cooling cycles. The company has built three plants by integrating its technology with concentrating solar collectors. In this context, a low temperature model will be delivered in December to the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics NRIAG in Cairo in Egypt. The possibility of powering the ORC from both a solar source and a biomass boiler makes the ORC a unique technology able to use two renewable energy sources in parallel (sun and biomass) and to be able to store energy not only in batteries but also in thermal form. ORC machines can also be used in conjunction with absorption machines. In this case, the overall efficiency of the solar cooling system increases further.

kaymacor collaboration with Olokliromeno Kentro Greece

kaymacor ORChidea at Olokliromeno Kentro Anakiklosis Sa - Industrial Area of Patras - Greece

Nov.2020

Kaymacor collaborates with the Greek company OLOKLIROMENO KENTRO ANAKIKLOSIS SA and the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences based in Patras as part of a research on a new technology on the recovery of hazardous waste, to remove total organic carbon (TOC) by converting it in gas. In this project Kaymacor supplies ORChidea 5MT unit capable of transforming the useful heat present in the gas flow into energy. For this application, kaymacor has also designed the economizer that recovers heat from the fumes of the innovative process. The solution identified is a double spiral coil solution. Kaymacor calculated and designed the compo. Then he sent the construction drawings to the final customer to build the economizer directly on the plant.

Kaymacor single-phase platform

The platform for single-phase applications has been released. From today Kaymacor systems can also be connected to single-phase networks. As required by law, the maximum power that can be connected to a single-phase network is 6 kW

nov. 2020

In November, the model platform that can be connected to the single-phase 230 V (50 or 60 Hz) power grid is being released. From December the kaymacor ORC modules will be able to be connected to single-phase 230V networks. This possibility is limited to ORChidea 3LT, ORChidea 6LT e ORChidea 5MT models since the legislation provides for connection to the single-phase network only up to an electrical power of 6 kW. The platform is open to the development of single-phase applications at voltages other than 230V.