Biaco Energy
Biaco Energy Limited
⚖️ Ongoing litigation with ENG8 International over technology ownership and IP rights. ENG8 claims Biaco is 'passing off' ENG8's technology. Biaco CEO Chris Key disputes this. Caution advised for potential investors/buyers until legal dispute resolved.
Product
Biaco Zero-Carbon Boiler
Sustainable heating system using exothermic chemical reactions to convert electricity and tap water into heat via plasma in water.
Plasma-based heating system
Timeline
- Delivery Start
- 2026-27 (industrial partners)
- Commercial
- 2027-28 (selected customers), 2029-30 (widespread)
- Status
- Prototype trials beginning
Company
- CEO / Founder
- Chris Key
- Founded
- 2020 (Biaco Ltd) / 2023 (Biaco Energy Ltd)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
Technical Specs
- Power output
- 25 kW thermal per vessel (nominal)
- Cop
- 4
- Cop range
- 4.5 to 6 times (claimed)
- Fuel
- Electricity + tap water
- Temperature
- 70°C to 300°C output
- Technology
- Plasma heating via exothermic chemical reactions in water
Validation & Certifications
Certifications
- ✓CoP 4 independently validated by Rob Morgan, Visiting Professor of Thermodynamics, University of Brighton (2023)
Third-Party Tests
- ◆University of Brighton validation (2023) - CoP 4 achieved
- ◆In-house testing: CoP 4.5 to 6 (unverified)
Update History
Named in Sparks of 2026 Watchlist
Biaco Energy featured in Refurb & Retrofit's 'Sparks of 2026' as company moving from prototype into real-world commercial testing. Listed as 'boiler that wants to break the rules' - offering alternative to heat pumps with high-grade heat output.
Source →FutureBuild 2025 Innovation Award
Met with Refurb & Retrofit team at FutureBuild and won Innovation Award.
CoP 4 Independently Validated
Rob Morgan, Visiting Professor of Thermodynamics at University of Brighton, independently validated Coefficient of Performance of 4.
Source →Company Established
Biaco Ltd established as UK operating company for commercializing plasma heating technology. Biaco Energy Ltd incorporated January 2023.
Source →Research Notes
- •Originally established by founders of ENG8 for UK commercialization
- •Technology uses plasma in tap water to create exothermic chemical reactions
- •Ongoing legal dispute with ENG8 over technology ownership
- •Claims CoP 4.5 to 6 (4 validated by University of Brighton)
- •Designed for retrofit into existing heating systems (radiators, water tanks)
- •No refrigerants, produces no emissions
- •Output water can be recycled
- •Can be installed inside building or boiler room
- •Winner at FutureBuild Innovation Awards 2025
- •Featured in 'Sparks of 2026' watchlist
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