Project cooperationUpdated on 3 June 2026
Rotary Geothermal Energy Converter (RGEC)
Energy Technology and Operations Director at RamRei Energy
About
The Rotary Geothermal Energy Converter (RGEC) is an innovative rotary positive‑displacement expander based on Wankel‑type kinematics, designed to convert geothermal steam or ORC working fluids into mechanical and electrical power with high efficiency, compactness, and low manufacturing cost.
The technology targets low‑enthalpy geothermal resources, marginal wells, micro‑geothermal systems (1–50 kW), and industrial waste‑heat recovery, where conventional turbines are either too expensive, too complex, or inefficient.
The project aims to advance the RGEC from TRL 1–2 to TRL 4–5, including thermodynamic modelling, CFD simulation, prototype development, and validation with compressed air and steam/ORC fluids.
Topic
- Call Module 2026-03A/03B: Advanced renewable energy (RE) technologies for power production
- Call Module 2026-07: Heating and cooling technologies
- Call Module 2026-09: Integrated industrial energy systems
Type
- R&D Partner
- Technology Partner
- Demonstrator
- Validator/Living lab
- Consultant
- Investor
- Other
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- Call Module 2026-07: Heating and cooling technologies
- Call Module 2026-08: Integrated regional energy systems
Vedran Zikovic
Senior Systems Engineer at TNO
Utrecht, Netherlands
Project cooperation
- Consultant
- R&D Partner
- Demonstrator
- Technology Partner
- Validator/Living lab
- Call Module 2026-05: Hydrogen and renewable fuel
- Call Module 2026-04: Industrial carbon management
- Call Module 2026-07: Heating and cooling technologies
- Call Module 2026-08: Integrated regional energy systems
- Call Module 2026-09: Integrated industrial energy systems
- Call Module 2026-01: Integrated energy system resilience in a changing environment
- Call Module 2026-02 Energy system flexibility in a high renewable energy sources (RES) scenario: energy generation, storage and system integration
Dr. Diana M. Hernandez Baez
Co-founder and CEO at SIMULEX
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Project cooperation
Hydrogen technologies, bioenergy
- R&D Partner
- Technology Partner
- Validator/Living lab
- Call Module 2026-05: Hydrogen and renewable fuel
- Call Module 2026-04: Industrial carbon management
Monika Gajec
Climate and Resources Protection Laboratory Manager at Oil and Gas Institute - National Research Institute
Kraków, Poland