ÖkoFEN Forschungs- und Entwicklungs Ges.m.b.H.
ÖkoFEN is a byword for modern heating with wood pellets. The family-run, internationally successful company has specialised in the development and production of pellet heating systems: with a modern production facility and several hundred employees throughout Europe. Over 150,000 installed systems, distributors in 21 countries worldwide and pioneering innovations speak for themselves.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Bioenergy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Employees:
- 101-1000
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About us
Pioneering spirit – Environmental protection – Partnership – Quality
ÖkoFEN has stood for this for 30 years. Around 150,000 modern pellet boilers have been installed since the company was founded on 27 October 1989, bringing a massive reduction in CO2 emissions! You can find the amount of CO2 already saved by ÖkoFEN pellet boilers here:
Always one step aheadSince the company was founded in 1989, ÖkoFEN has consistently been setting new standards in terms of ecology, economy and ease of use.
The innovations from ÖkoFEN are trendsetting for the industry:
the market launch of the first type-approved pellet boiler, the world's first pellet condensing boiler, the innovative pellet heating systems with micro combined heat and power (mCHP) that produce heat and electricity with a Stirling engine, or the Pellematic Condens pellet condensing boiler that can be combined with any heat distribution system – irrespective of the return temperatures. In order to make optimum use of free solar power in conjunction with pellets, ÖkoFEN as a system supplier also has solar thermal systems and buffer cylinders in its product range.
ÖkoFEN’s guiding principle
The products from ÖkoFEN have always been a byword for the highest energy efficiency and maximum ease of use. The secret: never settling for what has been achieved so far and constantly questioning and improving what has already been tried and tested.
Pellet pioneer & company founder, Herbert Ortner
We are always searching for new solutions. Development of the world's first type-approved pellet boiler, introduction of condensing technology with pellets, and presentation of a pellet boiler for generating power have made us the trendsetter in heating with pellets.
We are committed to environmental protection. As well as using the CO2-neutral, renewable raw material that is wood, we feel committed to the environment in other areas as well. 100% green electricity, low-energy construction methods for our company buildings and electric vehicles for company cars are but a few examples.
Listen, consider, act sustainably – this is our creed in our dealings with each other, our partners, our customers and the public. The result: Continuous product improvement and long-term decentralised structures lead to top marks in customer satisfaction surveys.
An extremely reliable product of the highest technical standard. This is our aspiration along the entire chain. From research and development, to production, through to customer service, the trust of our customers and the requirements of the future are our obligation and our motivation.
Pleasant warmth – that's what you notice from your pellet heater. As a rule, ÖkoFEN boilers only need to be serviced once a year. Your smartphone allows you to control the heating easily from anywhere. The rare emptying of the ash box is done cleanly and without effort.
Pellematic heaters are flexibly adaptable within their performance class. If a conversion requires more heat or if the house is additionally insulated, only a small adaptation to the boiler is required. A few handles for ÖkoFEN customer service, replacing the heating is unnecessary.
History
From pioneer to Europe’s specialist in pellet heating
The beginnings of the pellet heating specialist
ÖkoFEN was founded in1989 by engineer Herbert Ortner. Ecological research and development in the field of small-scale biomass systems was and still is our calling today. It is also reflected in our company name. The driving force behind the company's founding was the situation in the 1980s – the period after the first oil crisis. Herbert Ortner could not understand why billions were being spent on heating oil when the CO2-neutral fuel, wood, was right there on the doorstep. These were the natal hours of our passion for biomass heating systems, powered firstly by wood chips.
Production began in a cowshed belonging to Herbert Ortner’s parents-in-law. Back then the team was very small – Herbert Ortner, his wife and two employees who still work at ÖkoFEN today. Herbert was salesman. installer, customer service engineer and managing director all in one. Many people scoffed: “Ortner must be bonkers, working in a cowshed, welding heaters together.” But slowly, step by step, the company grew.