Welcome to Energy Concepts Co., LLC
We’re committed to developing technology and innovations to provide practical solutions to pressing world energy problems. Please use this site to learn more about our company, our products, our technolgies, our publications, and how to contact us.
About Us
Energy Concepts Co. designs and develops energy-efficient, heat-activated absorption systems and associated fluid contact equipment. The absorption systems produce refrigeration, heat pumping, space conditioning and/or power.
The technologies apply over a wide capacity range, from small residential to large industrial equipment.
Products Available
- ThermoSorber™ – co-produces hot water and chilling with half the energy required for normal hot water production
- ThermoChiller – produces chilling from any heat source: exhaust, geothermal, excess steam
- ThermoCharger – uses turbine exhaust to cool inlet air for year round peak turbine performance
- Industrial Refrigeration – custom plants using any waste heat stream to make chilling down to -50°F
Design and Development Activities
- Product conceptualization
- Thermodynamic analysis
- Prior art search
- Laboratory testing
- Economic analysis
- Detailed design
- Prototype fabrication
- Test and analysis
- Installation and start-up
Field Installations
- 300-Ton ThermoSorber™ at meat packing plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- 165-Ton ThermoChiller at Giant Refinery, New Mexico
- ThermoChiller TC-20 at Chena Hot Springs Resort, Fairbanks, Alaska
- ThermoSorber™ TS-15 at Squab Producers of California
- Absorption TC-20 Refrigeration Unit at Colorado Refining Co.
- Waste Heat Powered Icemaker in Kotzebue, Alaska
- ISAAC Solar Icemaker: over 30 installed worldwide
About Our Facility
Energy Concepts is located in Annapolis, Maryland, and has 3200 square feet of office space and 6000 square feet of shop and laboratory space. Our metal fabrication shop is fully equipped with advanced welding, milling, shearing, punching, drilling, and bending capabilities. Our laboratory is equipped with instrumentation, utilities and data acquisition for testing, flow visualization, and analyzing advanced prototypes.