Independent specialists in absorption cooling & heat recovery.
We exist to keep vacuum-critical absorption plant running at design performance — and to help industry turn wasted heat into reliable energy. Independent, brand-agnostic, engineering-led.
Engineering focus, not sales pressure.
Catch Energy is an independent absorption chiller service and heat recovery engineering company based in Milton Keynes, serving the whole of the UK and mainland Europe. Our engineers are OEM-trained on lithium bromide machines and work on them every day.
Because we are independent of any single manufacturer, our advice is honest: we tell you when to maintain, when to overhaul, and — rarely — when to replace. Our job is the longest reliable life from the asset you already own.
- 13+ years hands-on absorption chiller experience
- Single & double-effect LiBr machines — all major brands
- Hot water, steam and exhaust-gas driven plant
- UK & Europe site attendance and 24/7 call-out
What we know deeply.
The specialist knowledge that keeps absorption plant alive.
LiBr chemistry
Solution concentration, inhibitor and alkalinity control, crystallisation risk and corrective dosing.
Vacuum integrity
24-hour decay testing, purge optimisation, non-condensable gas removal and leak location.
Commissioning
Safe first start-up and re-commissioning with performance verified against design data.
Performance recovery
Capacity, COP and heat-balance analysis to recover lost duty and efficiency.
Heat recovery design
Feasibility and temperature matching for cooling, heating and network integration.
UK & Europe coverage
Planned visits and emergency response across Britain and the continent.
Where we work.
We support absorption chillers and heat pumps in data centres, hospitals, pharmaceutical plants, district energy centres, universities, hotels, manufacturing sites and CHP / trigeneration schemes — anywhere waste heat, steam or hot water is available and cooling or heating cannot fail.
Typical machines: single-effect and double-effect lithium bromide absorption chillers driven by hot water (80–120 °C), steam (1–10 bar) or engine / turbine exhaust gas; and Type I and Type II absorption heat pumps for district heating and industrial heat recovery.
Work with an independent specialist.
Tell us about your machine or your heat source — we'll respond with a clear, engineer-written answer within one working day.