At CES 2026, Tinental CEO Elin Flyger sat down with host Don Baine for the Tech Podcast Network (TPN @ CES 2026). The interview explains how Tinental's AI-driven retrofit cuts the energy consumed by pumps, fans and compressors, with exactly the same production output as before.
Pumps, fans and compressors move liquids and air in factories and in the heating and cooling of buildings. Together they account for 4 to 6% of all the energy consumed in the world.
The issue is rarely the efficiency of the machine itself. These machines are oversized by design: they last more than 25 years, so they are sized for future growth, production peaks and the hottest or coldest days of the year. Their average load is 30 to 50% lower than that peak, yet the energy bill often follows peak capacity all the time.
Illustrative scheme based on the figures shared in the interview.
Tinental's solution is a small device that combines hardware and software. It works on existing machinery as a plug-and-play retrofit.
AI is at the core of the solution: it would not work without it, because the system has to evaluate an enormous number of operating conditions of each machine continuously and in real time.
Tinental wanted this technology to be available to everyone, not only to large companies or wealthy countries. For this reason the device is provided at no cost: the customer has no capex and no investment to make. Tinental takes only a small share of the savings actually achieved, and if no savings are generated, the customer pays nothing.
This model fits any site with significant pumping, heating or cooling loads:
Tinental already works with large companies in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and in January 2026 it opened its US presence, based in California.
Thanks to Don Baine and the Tech Podcast Network for hosting us at CES 2026.
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