ecop Technologies GmbH

Description

ecop is an Austrian clean-tech scale-up company that has developed and markets a unique industrial high-temperature heat pump, the so-called Rotation Heat Pump (RHP). The system is based on a novel thermodynamic cycle that does not rely on evaporation and condensation but operates entirely in the supercritical gas phase. The working medium circulates inside a fast-spinning steel rotor which achieves compression and thus temperature lift by means of centrifugal force. The RHP offers significant USPs, incl. high temperature lifts of up to 100 K with a single machine (i.e. no cascade), supply temperatures of up to 200 °C, and very high COPs. The working medium is a noble gas mixture, which is non-toxic, non-flammable, inherently environmentally friendly (GWP=0, ODP=0) and PFAS-free. In addition, the system has a small physical footprint and is surprisingly quite with sound emission levels below 75 dB(A). The IP is organized into 7 patent families and globally protected by > 100 patents. The technology has been proven in two realized plants, one of them operating in an industrial application. Three units of the latest generation have been sold to two customers for delivery in 2026.

ecop Technologies GmbH

ecop is an Austrian clean-tech scale-up company that has developed and markets a unique industrial high-temperature heat pump, the so-called Rotation Heat Pump (RHP). The system is based on a novel thermodynamic cycle that does not rely on evaporation and condensation but operates entirely in the supercritical gas phase. The working medium circulates inside a fast-spinning steel rotor which achieves compression and thus temperature lift by means of centrifugal force. The RHP offers significant USPs, incl. high temperature lifts of up to 100 K with a single machine (i.e. no cascade), supply temperatures of up to 200 °C, and very high COPs. The working medium is a noble gas mixture, which is non-toxic, non-flammable, inherently environmentally friendly (GWP=0, ODP=0) and PFAS-free. In addition, the system has a small physical footprint and is surprisingly quite with sound emission levels below 75 dB(A). The IP is organized into 7 patent families and globally protected by > 100 patents. The technology has been proven in two realized plants, one of them operating in an industrial application. Three units of the latest generation have been sold to two customers for delivery in 2026.

Market Segment

D. Energy consumption

Themes

Decarbonisation of industry
District heating grid

Main market segments

Decabonising the industry

Sub market segments

Industry

Commercial stage

Starting sales

Country

Austria

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy
SDG 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production