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OTECHOS turns energy-hungry compressors green
- Published 24 October 2022; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. Listed as available under Hydrogen (conversion/technology), Energy, Industrial production and CCUS.
- OTECHOS’s Centric Reciprocating Compressor enabled to Pump (CRCP) is a patented positive-displacement compressor for gases. The company says its energy consumption is 35% of conventional compressor technologies (a 65% reduction), achieved without after-cooling; lower outlet temperature is said to improve reliability and reduce maintenance. The design has no conventional valves, is liquid-tolerant and avoids oil/particulate contamination.
- Challenge context: the page says compressors are used widely in homes and industries, account for about 17% of energy use in developed countries and produce over 3,000 megatonnes of CO₂ annually (company quotation/source context).
- The CRCP can compress hydrogen and other gases. The article says compressor operation can consume half the energy in electricity-to-hydrogen-to-electricity conversion; its efficiency example states every 1% compressor-efficiency improvement yields 1% more energy from hydrogen. Hydrogen is described as potentially zero-emission when produced with renewable electricity.
- Other applications listed include CO₂ liquefaction, transfer, transport and injection for carbon capture/storage, and waste-heat recovery pilots. The underlying patented Centric Reciprocation Technology is also used for other product applications.
- Market context: the article cites the global gas-compressor market as expected to exceed USD 8.42 billion by 2029 (dated projection). The company reports market interest in CRCP and related innovations.
- Linked to SDG 9, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, through improving compressor efficiency and reducing industrial energy use.
- Contact: Tallak Bakken, Sales and Marketing Manager, tallak.bakken@otechos.com. Phone number is behind a collapsed reveal control. Company: OTECHOS AS, Fjærkleivene 52, 4900 Tvedestrand, Norway; otechos.com.