LOVELAND, Colo. — AtmosZero has opened a 100,000 square-foot manufacturing factory in Loveland, Colorado. This new factory is the first step toward commercializing AtmosZero’s Boiler 2.0 and the company’s expansion of its manufacturing footprint to support upwards of one gigawatt of steam, a press release from AtmosZero said.
AtmosZero recently produced its first commercial-scale Boiler 2.0 product at the AtmosZero factory. This facility will manufacture up to 100 Boiler 2.0 units per year and will begin commercial shipments in 2026, the press release said. To support the ramp-up of its manufacturing capabilities, AtmosZero was allocated up to $24.3 million for the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Treasury Department.
“We are laser-focused on manufacturing a product that is modular, scalable, and can be deployed today — not in decades,” said Addison Stark, CEO and co-founder of AtmosZero. “We are proudly based in Colorado, and our new facility will be the first to manufacture domestic industrial steam heat pumps that will drive American energy dominance to meet global demand for electrified steam solutions.”
In addition to growing U.S. industrial manufacturing, the AtmosZero factory will represent a major economic boon to the greater Northern Colorado area, the press release said. To oversee the build-out and expansion of the company’s manufacturing capabilities, AtmosZero appointed Jim Barnhart as COO. Barnhart is charged with scaling AtmosZero from low-volume manufacturing to mass deployment of the Boiler 2.0 technology.
“AtmosZero is at the forefront of American industrial innovation in the heart of Colorado,” said Barnhart. “Steam touches everything in our lives from cosmetics to food and beverage to pharmaceuticals and more. Our Boiler 2.0 technology is key to enabling U.S. industry and beyond to rapidly and cost-competitively reduce global emissions.”
Barnhart was previously senior vice president of operations at Nanometrics Inc., overseeing advanced process-control solutions, and senior vice president of global operations at Cymer, where he guided large-scale operational initiatives. Barnhart had a career in the U.S. Navy, serving as a nuclear engineering division officer.
At the end of January, AtmosZero was named Cleantech Group’s Early-Stage Company of The Year.