Orcan Energy AG Sells Mini Generation Units in the UK

MUNICH, February 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

• Shropshire Energy (UK) Ltd increases efficiency and profitability of biogas plant
• A total of five mini generation units, including installation, sold

Orcan Energy AG resolutely carries on with its international expansion strategy and now has begun to see success in the UK: since the end of 2015, Shropshire Energy (UK) Ltd is recycling the waste heat from its biogas plant in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, in order to generate electricity with five ORC units from Orcan Energy, also known as ePacks. The biogas plant is built alongside a state-of-the art mushroom farm operated by G's Growers, Ltd, the UK's largest salad growers, to provide the mushroom growing operation with heat and power. Last month Orcan Energy already reported that it has obtained the certificate of conformity with the feed-in guidelines in the UK (in short: G59/3).

The five ePacks will have a total annual electricity output of about 800,000 kilowatt hours and a savings potential of approximately 460 tons of CO2 per year. Shropshire Energy placed the order in late September at Orcan's Munich headquarters, with the aim of increasing the efficiency, and therefore the profitability, of its own biogas plant.

The technology has been provided by Orcan Energy (http://www.orcan-energy.com ). The clean-tech company is headquartered in Munich and specializes in recycling waste heat, especially in the low output and temperature range. Waste heat can be found anywhere where engines are used, for example, and is usually left unexploited. The combined heat and power units of biogas plants are no exception. With so-called ePacks, compact mini generation units about the size of a wardrobe, Orcan Energy offers an ecologically sustainable and economically efficient alternative by re-cycling waste heat into electricity. The resulting electricity can then be used directly on site, or can be fed into the national power grid.

A key element in Shropshire Energy's decision to purchase the ePacks besides the production of electricity is their ability to create a hot water stream which is ideal to heat the adjacent mushroom growing facility. Once the ePack transforms the waste heat of the biogas engines into electricity, G's Growers use the residual heat to create a cozy environment for the mushrooms next door. "This is a smart solution, because it allows us to achieve a number of objectives. We were convinced of the reliability of the ePacks following site visits in Germany. With the ePacks, we improve our environmental impact by using waste heat to generate electricity, it gives us an additional income stream, and crucially, it supports G's Growers producing high quality mushrooms efficiently" explains Will Forbes, MD of Shropshire Energy.

Dr. Andreas Sichert, CEO at Orcan Energy, is delighted to see that ePacks are being used in England: "That motivates us to continue the international expansion of our business and to expand to different industries and fields of application." Only recently, Orcan Energy announced the investment of the global leader for gas, technology and services in the industry and health care sector, Air Liquide, the second-largest strategic investor in the company after E.ON Energy.

Orcan Energy - The Efficiency Company: Orcan Energy AG is a provider of turnkey solutions for optimizing energy efficiency in industrial processes and engine systems. The clean-tech company, established in 2008, has its headquarters in Munich and currently employs a staff of around 65. With its ePack series, Orcan Energy offers cost-effective, reliable electricity generation modules. These innovative modules are based on Organic Rankine Cycle technology, producing CO2-free electricity from industrial waste heat.

Contact:
Orcan Energy AG
Dr. Hermann Iding
Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing
Rupert-Mayer-Str. 44
81379 Munich
Germany
+49-89-72-44-997-55
hermann.iding@orcan-energy.com
http://www.orcan-energy.com