Edinburgh, 18 June 2026: Sunamp, the UK thermal storage company, has signed a partnership agreement with Urel Engineering to introduce its Central Bank range of phase change material (PCM) thermal storage products for decarbonising industrial heat to the Turkish market, as manufacturers seek lower-cost and lower-carbon alternatives to fossil fuel-based process heat.
The agreement brings together Sunamp’s compact thermal storage technology and Urel’s engineering, technical and field delivery capabilities in one of Europe’s most heat-intensive industrial markets. Urel is an engineering and solutions business with a full technical team, including engineers and field technicians, capable of executing turnkey projects across a range of industrial applications.
The company is already well established in Turkey’s industrial energy efficiency sector. Urel Engineering performs steam trap surveys for major industrial companies and measures between 30,000 and 40,000 steam traps annually. It has also developed its own steam trap fault monitoring system, giving it deep insight into plant performance, heat loss and efficiency opportunities across large industrial sites.
Under the partnership, Urel will introduce Sunamp’s Central Bank range of PCM thermal stores to customers in sectors where industrial heat demand is high and pressure to reduce energy costs is growing. These systems are designed to store and release heat efficiently, helping factories reduce fossil fuel consumption, improve energy resilience and support decarbonisation without compromising operational performance.
Berkin Izdar, Urel’s Founder, said: “Based on our field research, there are six key sectors where we believe Sunamp’s technology is a strong fit: textiles, food and beverage, paper, feed, chemical and petrochemical. These industries are highly heat intensive. With rising natural gas costs in Turkey, many factories are under significant pressure to improve efficiency. They trust Urel’s technical advice because it is grounded in thermodynamics and real operating performance, and we believe Sunamp’s thermal storage technology can offer a practical and commercially attractive route to lower energy use and lower emissions.”
Industrial heat remains one of the harder parts of the energy system to decarbonise. While much of the energy transition debate has centred on electricity, heat accounts for a substantial share of industrial energy demand and remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Thermal storage has an increasingly important role to play in bridging that gap, enabling renewable or off-peak energy to be captured and used when heat is needed, improving system flexibility while reducing both emissions and energy costs. In that sense, thermal storage is not peripheral to the transition, but central to it.
Maurizio Zaglio, chief commercial officer at Sunamp, said:
“We are pleased to welcome Urel as a partner for Turkey. The company combines strong engineering capability with an established presence in the industrial sector and a clear understanding of where efficiency gains can be made. Industrial heat is a major opportunity for decarbonisation, and it is one of the areas where thermal storage can deliver immediate value. Our ambition is to work with capable local partners such as Urel to help industry cut fuel consumption, improve competitiveness and accelerate the shift to cleaner heat.”
The partnership reflects Sunamp’s broader ambitions in industrial applications, where demand is increasing for technologies that can reduce exposure to volatile fuel prices while supporting corporate and national decarbonisation goals. In Turkey, where energy-intensive sectors play a significant role in the economy, the two companies believe there is a strong market for solutions that combine engineering credibility with measurable operational benefit.
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