Industry Overview
Global heating, cooling, and refrigeration systems present several very serious problems: (1) they consume enormous amounts of energy, (2) their use of toxic, synthetic refrigerants is harmful to the environment and (3) regulatory requirements create an enormous and costly logistical burden.
The primary challenges facing industry today are developing environmentally friendly components that consume less energy and also critically interjecting management methods for improving efficiency, distribution, and conservation of thermal energy. In short but a tall order, there is great need to improve heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system efficiencies while simultaneously using environmentally benign, natural refrigerants.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (designated R744) is widely recognized as an ideal natural refrigerant replacement for noxious FC refrigerants, presenting well known and widely accepted advantages that can meet the aforementioned demands on the industry for “next generation” HVACR systems.
Current Highlights
July_14_2010
EcoThermics Corporation presents at the 2010 Herrick Conferences in Purdue on innovative CO2 systems.
June_2010
EcoThermics Corporation announces the achievement of a critical milestone, selection of a production manufacturing partner.
June_2010
EcoThermics CEO Merle Rocke Presents Innovative Heat Pump Technology at TechConnect World Expo
June_2010
FOX Business will air a five minute segment focused on EcoThermics technology for their Generation Green series. The segment is scheduled to air sometime late summer/early fall. Stay tuned for future details.
May_2010
A $65B Global Market In Transition
May_2010
AHR Expo - CO2 Components Hit the Market
April_2010
EcoThermics will participate in the bi-annual International HVAC, Compressor and High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana July 12-15, 2010.
April_2010
EcoThermics CEO Merle Rocke is invited to present at the 5th Annual TechConnect Venture Forum on June 24th in Anaheim, CA.
March_2010
EcoThermics was one of 44 companies selected to present at the 11th Annual InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum.
February_2010
The Tipping Point
February_2010
EcoThermics presents at Cleantech, San Francisco.
January_2010
EcoThermics attends AHR EXPO, Orlando.
November_2009
EcoThermics Advisory Board welcomes Mr. Shad Sleeth.
October_2009
EcoThermics featured on Cleantech Group LLC website, a globally known and respected organization.
EcoThermics Brochure
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About Our Technologies
The HVACR industry, though relatively
mature, is under tremendous
pressure from many sources, including
regulatory agencies in the United
States and the European Union (EU), to
restrict and eventually eliminate
production and use of fluorocarbon (FC) refrigerants. And the primary
challenge facing the industry today is to develop “next generation”
HVACR systems that not only consumes less energy, but also manages and
converses created energy more efficiently, while utilizing environmentally
benign natural refrigerant compounds. Secondary challenges include
increased performance and lower operating costs.
Carbon dioxide is widely recognized as an ideal replacement for these toxic synthetic FC refrigerants, and presents well known and widely accepted advantages that can meet the aforementioned demands on the industry.
EcoThermics has developed a suite of innovative fluid mechanical technologies that present the following breakthroughs in design concepts for CO2 systems:
- Durability
- Energy Efficiency
- Capacity
- Hydronic Motive
- Modular
- Manufacturability