Enerin wins ONS SME Innovation Award for industrial heat pump

Enerin AS won the 2026 ONS SME Innovation Award in Stavanger for its HoegTemp industrial heat pump, which can produce steam up to 250°C while also delivering deep cooling. The recognition highlights growing pressure to cut industrial emissions and ease power-grid constraints as 2026 ranks among the hottest years on record.

Why it matters: - Enerin’s HoegTemp targets one of industry’s hardest decarbonization problems: high-temperature process heat. - The system can replace separate boiler and cooling infrastructure with one integrated machine. - The technology is positioned as a way to reduce industrial energy use and lower pressure on electricity grids. - The award lands as Copernicus and other global datasets confirmed July 2026 ranked among the hottest months on record since 1850.

What happened: - Enerin AS won the ONS SME Innovation Award at the Offshore Northern Seas Forum on 25 August in Stavanger, Norway. - Hitachi Energy won the Innovation Award at the same event. - The winners were selected from a record-high number of applications in 2026. - Norway’s Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland, presented the award. - The ceremony was hosted by the Norwegian Research Council. - Enerin co-founder and Head of Concept Design Trond-Atle Asphjell and Chief Commercial Officer Ralph Groen pitched the technology to the jury and audience the day before the award.

The details: - HoegTemp produces steam up to 250°C from waste heat, seawater or ambient sources. - The same machine can also deliver deep cooling. - Enerin says the system can cut energy use by an estimated 50% to 70% when run on renewable-sourced electricity. - The Norwegian ONS Foundation said the jury chose Enerin for combining energy efficiency with industrial decarbonization. - The foundation said the technology addresses high-temperature process heat with a single integrated system. - The foundation also said the system can replace separate boiler and cooling infrastructure. - The technology has already been demonstrated at Pelagia’s plant in Måløy, Norway. - An earlier pilot at the IVAR Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant near Stavanger has supplied heat and cooling from the biogas stream since November 2023. - A third pilot is projected at GE Healthcare in Lindesnes. - Asphjell said Enerin’s industrial heat pumps can co-generate process cooling and heat from minus 60°C to 250°C. - Asphjell said combining heat pumps, thermal energy storage and biogas boilers can phase out fossil-fueled boilers. - Asphjell said the approach requires only a fraction of the energy and power capacity that electric boilers would require. - Asphjell said the heat pumps free up electrical energy and power capacity from electrified industrial sites.

Between the lines: - The award signals growing interest in industrial electrification solutions that do more than just produce heat. - Enerin’s pitch is not only about emissions cuts. It is also about easing power-grid bottlenecks by reducing peak electricity demand. - Hitachi Energy’s win for its EconiQ LTA 420 points to a broader industry push to remove SF₆, a potent greenhouse gas, from high-voltage equipment. - The timing underscores how climate stress is shaping technology priorities across energy and heavy industry.

What’s next: - Enerin is likely to use the award to advance commercial adoption of HoegTemp in industrial sites that need both heat and cooling. - The demonstration projects in Norway will remain key proof points for potential customers and partners. - Continued pressure to decarbonize industrial heat could keep technologies like HoegTemp in focus across Europe and beyond.

The bottom line: - Enerin’s win puts industrial heat pumps squarely in the spotlight as a practical tool for cutting emissions and easing electricity constraints at the same time.