Futraheat
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Futraheat develops industrial heat pumps built around its TurboClaw oil-free centrifugal compressor, delivering high-temperature process steam up to 200°C for factory and industrial customers. The technology aims to cut industrial energy use and CO2 emissions by recovering and upgrading heat within existing infrastructure.
Also known as Futraheat Ltd
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Futraheat is a UK engineering company developing high temperature industrial heat pumps for process heating applications in the 100°C-200°C range. Its core technology is TurboClaw, a patented oil-free centrifugal (turbo) compressor designed for lower capacity, sub-MW duties, which the company says operates at less than half the speed of conventional centrifugal machines and uses magnetic bearings in a compact, modular package.
The flagship product line is the Greensteam heat pump series, built around TurboClaw and intended to integrate into existing factory infrastructure to supply high temperature process steam. The stated beachhead product is the Greensteam 360, a 300kW unit with a two-stage TurboClaw design delivering a 60°C temperature lift, which the company states can cut energy use by up to 90 percent and reduce energy bills and CO2. Futraheat's approach is to recover low grade waste heat generated as a by-product of industrial processes and boost it to reusable temperatures on site, addressing a temperature band that Clean Growth Fund describes as responsible for over 3% of total global emissions.
The company is a small team of engineers headquartered in Surbiton, England, with three founder members active in the business: Tom Taylor (Chief Executive Officer, previously at BAE Systems and Rolls Royce, MEng Mechanical Engineering, University of Manchester, MBA Warwick Business School), Ruth Cattell (Chief Scientific Officer, MEng aeronautical engineering, Imperial College London, and a PhD from City, University of London focused on TurboClaw) and Scott Mackenzie (Operations and Projects Manager, MEng mechanical engineering, City, University of London, with over 10 years in high-speed motors, generators and turbocompressors).
Founding story
Futraheat was established in 2021 by three founder members, all of whom remain active in the business. One founder, Chief Scientific Officer Ruth Cattell, completed a PhD at City, University of London focused on the TurboClaw compressor that underpins the company's products.
Business model
Futraheat designs and supplies modular high temperature heat pump units (the Greensteam series) built around its own TurboClaw compressor for installation into industrial customers' existing plant. Development has been supported by grant funding programmes and equity investment.
Sales of industrial heat pump equipment to factory and industrial end users, supplemented by grant funding for technology development projects.
Traction
First units were planned for installation with early-adopter industrial customers in 2024. A British brewery was reported as the first in the UK to install a Futraheat heat pump delivering steam up to 130°C, with the Hepworth Brewery site featured in national and trade coverage between October 2024 and January 2026.
Latest developments
Coverage in January 2026 by Energy Live News reported a Sussex brewery heat pump cutting emissions from steam brewing, and BBC Morning Live featured heat pump types and uses in February 2026.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Futraheat targets the 100°C-200°C industrial process heat range, described by Clean Growth Fund as a hard-to-decarbonise segment responsible for over 3% of total global emissions, more than the entire aviation industry.
The company states TurboClaw is a fully patented, oil-free centrifugal compressor unique in delivering centrifugal-compressor benefits at sub-MW capacities while running at less than half conventional speed, enabling modular heat pumps that retrofit into existing factory infrastructure.
Technology
TurboClaw is a patented oil-free centrifugal compressor that brings centrifugal compressor characteristics to lower capacity, sub-MW applications while operating at less than half the speed of conventional designs, which the company links to cost benefits. Key features cited include oil-free magnetic bearings, a super-compact design, sub-MW capacity and low speed operation. The Greensteam heat pump series uses TurboClaw to deliver process steam up to 200°C; the Greensteam 360 is a 300kW, two-stage unit providing a 60°C temperature lift. Clean Growth Fund describes the products as recovering low grade industrial waste heat and boosting it to 150°C for reuse on site.
Go-to-market
The company positions the 300kW Greensteam 360 as its beachhead product, installing initial units with early-adopter industrial customers and using visible reference sites such as a Sussex brewery, alongside broadcast and press coverage and appearances at events such as the Everything Electric show.
Industrial and factory operators requiring high temperature process steam, including breweries; the company identified early-adopter industrial customers for its first installations.
Geography
Headquartered at 91b Ewell Road, Surbiton, England, KT6 6AH, United Kingdom, with deployments and coverage in the UK including a brewery in Sussex.
History
Founded in 2021, Futraheat won £149,000 alongside Projective from the BEIS Industrial Fuel Switching Competition in 2022, raised a £1.5m seed round led by Clean Growth Fund in April 2023, and secured Innovate UK funding for its Greensteam 360 heat pump project in August 2023. The company stated it would install its first units with early-adopter industrial customers in 2024, and in October 2024 press coverage reported a UK-first brewery installation using a heat pump to make beer. Subsequent coverage in 2025 and 2026 featured the Hepworth Brewery installation and heat pump applications more broadly.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsThe Guardian reported a brewer cutting emissions by making beer using a heat pump in a UK first; Futraheat states a British brewery was the first in the UK to install a Futraheat heat pump delivering steam up to 130°C.
Futraheat secured Innovate UK funding for its Greensteam 360 heat pump project, as reported by The Engineer.
Clean Growth Fund led a £1.5m seed round investment in Futraheat.
Futraheat, with Projective, won £149,000 from the BEIS Industrial Fuel Switching Competition (reported by Proactive on 31 May 2022).
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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primary sources listed
- Futraheatfutraheat.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Futraheat do?
- UK developer of sub-MW industrial heat pumps using its oil-free TurboClaw centrifugal compressor to deliver process steam.
- Who are Futraheat's investors?
- Futraheat's investors include Clean Growth Fund.