The aim of this work is to investigate in detail the use of a parabolic dish collector as a heat source to drive a small-scale organic Rankine cycle. The first three chapters aim to provide all the theoretical background necessary for a full understanding of the subject matter of this thesis: they deal in detail with Concentrated Solar Power technology and its main applications, the Rankine cycle and the possibility of Thermal energy storage technologies. The following chapters focus on the use of real data obtained from the solar collector placed on the roof of the Energy Center in Turin to drive a simulation using the Aspen Plus software.