At most industrial plants, energy is a small slice of total production cost, often just a few percent of cost of goods sold. So efficiency upgrades that would genuinely pay back get deprioritized behind core operations, stalled by capital and engineering constraints, or never evaluated at all. And even where budget and bandwidth exist, payback alone may not clear the internal hurdle rate, and the project fails to move forward.
of the fuel a typical industrial steam system burns is lost as waste heat. Much of it can be recovered cost-effectively with field-proven equipment, yet it's routinely left on the table.
Recoup exists to push these exact projects across the finish line. We handle both the front and back end, from engineering the upgrade to sourcing and managing it through to installation, so the demand on your facility's people stays minimal. We also know the state, local, and utility incentive programs, and we structure each project to capture the combination that delivers the most, turning an already-strong payback into an even better return.
The result is lower long-term energy costs and a more competitive, efficient plant. Reduced emissions and water use come as a meaningful added benefit, all without pulling your people off the work that matters.
We find where your fuel and water are escaping, then deploy off-the-shelf efficiency measures to put that energy back to work, recovering heat and cutting fuel, water, and chemical costs. And because measures like economizers and condensate return send more heat back to the boiler, they can free up steaming capacity, letting your boiler produce more steam on the same fuel. That matters when you're growing or pushing against capacity limits.
Capture heat from hot exhaust gases and use it to preheat boiler feedwater, directly cutting fuel use.
Pull even more energy from the flue stream by recovering latent heat, capturing savings a standard economizer leaves behind.
Continuously tune how much you blow down to actual water chemistry, cutting wasted fuel, water, and chemicals while protecting the boiler and extending its life.
Capture heat and flash steam from the blowdown that remains, recovering energy that would otherwise go down the drain.
Send hot condensate back to the boiler instead of dumping it, recovering heat and treated water in one step.
Every facility is different. We recommend the combination of measures that delivers the strongest return for your specific system.
We take the project end to end and coordinate the qualified contractors who perform the installation, so meaningful savings arrive without the engineering lift, the funding headache, or the paperwork.
You complete a short questionnaire so we understand your operation and goals. We then evaluate your steam and boiler system and begin quantifying the fuel, water, and cost savings, then tailor the right mix of measures to your site.
We work with our engineering partners to design the best-fit upgrade and source the key equipment through our established supplier network.
We lead the incentive work, identifying which state, local, and utility programs you qualify for and showing how they reshape your project economics and financing strategy.
We structure the funding to fit your situation. Incentives and financing can drive the upfront cost to little or nothing; where a gap remains, Recoup can provide the capital itself and recover it over time through shared savings, or work under a development fee.
We coordinate and oversee the qualified contractors through to installation, keeping the disruption to your operation minimal, and can arrange ongoing equipment maintenance afterward if you'd like us to.
If your operation depends on a steam boiler, there's likely recoverable energy, water, and cost on the table. We work across the steam-intensive industries where that opportunity is greatest:
Every facility's capital strategy, budget, and balance sheet are different. Our job is to make it easy to say yes: we deploy proven, off-the-shelf equipment through a process we keep as painless as possible, so you capture long-term savings and a lighter environmental footprint without the usual friction.
We develop and manage the full project, pursue the utility, state, and local incentive programs you qualify for, and arrange any low-cost financing your utility or region offers, minimizing your out-of-pocket cost. We're compensated through a transparent development fee built into the project.
Prefer to keep capital off the table? Where it fits, we can structure the upgrade as a financed or shared-savings arrangement, where the improvements are paid for out of the energy they save. Recoup provides the upfront capital and is repaid over time from an agreed share of the annual savings, so you share in the results from day one without a capital expense.
We meet you where you are. Either approach, or any blend of the two, leads to the same goal: meaningful, lasting savings on terms that work for your facility. Tell us what fits, and we'll build the deal around it.
The dollars are only the start. Recovering that wasted heat changes how the whole plant runs.
Less gas burned per unit of steam, reducing your exposure to rising energy prices.
Less blowdown and recovered condensate cut makeup water, discharge, and treatment costs.
Burning less fuel cuts emissions and strengthens your environmental and regulatory standing.
Recovered heat goes back to work, raising overall boiler-system efficiency.
Lower thermal stress and steadier operation extend boiler life and reduce wear.
Returning heat to the boiler frees capacity to grow output or defer buying another boiler.
There isn't a catch. Whether it's truly no upfront cost depends on the incentives and rebates in your area and how we structure the deal. When those and low-cost financing cover the project, you may very well pay nothing out of pocket. If a gap remains, we can front the capital ourselves, so there's still no upfront cost to you, and recover it by sharing in the energy savings over a longer-term horizon. Either way, we're transparent about the structure up front, including a development-fee model if you'd rather fund the project yourself.
In most structures, you own the upgrades outright; they're installed on your boiler and become part of your plant. If we use a financed or shared-savings arrangement, ownership and any buyout terms are defined up front, in writing, before anything is installed. The equipment is built to run with minimal upkeep, and if you'd like, we can handle ongoing maintenance as an optional add-on, ensuring the savings remain strong over time. Whatever the structure, you'll know exactly what you own and what you're responsible for before we begin.
We base projections on measured data from your system and conservative assumptions, and share the methodology so you can check our work. In many incentive programs, a utility-backed energy coach or independent third party reviews the savings as well, so the numbers aren't just ours. And under a shared-savings structure, if used, our compensation is tied to the energy actually saved, so we have skin in the game alongside you.
Minimal. We ask for a short questionnaire, access to assess the system, and some coordination during installation. We handle the engineering, sourcing, financing, incentive paperwork, and project management. In some states, program rules may require the contract be held in your name, but we manage the coordination so it stays simple. Beyond the basics, the work stays on our side, not your team's.
Steam boilers in roughly the 10 to 150+ MMBtu/hr range and plants where steam is a core part of the process rather than an afterthought. Facilities that run around the clock see the fastest payback, but even plants that don't run continuously can still pencil out — the right mix of measures, fuel cost, and incentives can often make the economics work anyway. We see this most in the industries listed earlier, but if you run a steam boiler and your gas bill matters, it's worth a look.
We schedule the on-site work around an outage or maintenance window you're already planning, so it doesn't interrupt normal production. Some measures can be installed with little or no downtime; for those that do require it, the downtime is planned and coordinated with you in advance. Equipment lead times and approvals happen in the background, with no impact to operations.
We send a short questionnaire, then review your system, starting remotely and coming on-site where it helps. You get a no-cost estimate of the savings, the recommended measures, the incentives you qualify for, and how it can be funded, with no obligation to proceed. If the savings don’t justify it, we’ll tell you.
Tell us a bit about your facility and we'll follow up to schedule a no-cost assessment.