CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE ABOUT US COOLING SOLUTIONS ENEXIO SERVICE WATER TECHNOLOGIES REFERENCES PUBLICATIONS MARKETS CONTACT Home About us History WHO WE ARE OUR MANAGEMENT COMPANIES NEWS & EXHIBITIONS GENERAL TERMS OF PURCHASE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE QUALITY AND HSE H2020 MINWATERCSP HISTORY VACANCIES HISTORY FROM BEING THE INVENTOR OF THE FIRST AIR-COOLED CONDENSER IN 1935 TO GERMAN BRAND AWARD IN 2017 More than 80 years in the market and a great deal of success have made us a leading provider worldwide in developing and manufacturing both wet and dry cooling systems. We have a long history delivering beneficial industry-first technology: We developed the first Air Cooled Condenser in 1935, we are the inventor of the Heller-Technology in 1940 and our first natural draft wet cooling tower was erected in 1965. Since 1974 we serve the water and wastewater industry with 2H components and solutions and revolutionized the waste management in coal-fired stations with our patented Circumix technology in 1990. MILESTONES 1920: Foundation of GEA in Bochum by Otto Happel Sr. (Born 1882) Founded on 2 February 1920, GEA, abbreviated from the original German name of the company “Gesellschaft für Entstaubungs-Anlagen mbH”, was the work of a man who was an entrepreneur with heart and soul, a man gifted with an exceptional technical insight and filled with the desire for pioneering technical innovations. 1935: The Air Cooled Condenser – a Technical Milestone 1939: Start-up of the first Air Cooled Condenser (ACC) 1940: Invention of the “Heller – System” 1950: Further development in water conserving cooling systems 1954: First Pilot plant scale Heller System 1956: First ACC for a public utility power station 1962: First Heller-System for a large scale coal-fired power unit 1965: Our first natural-draft cooling tower built 1970s: Projects in Water and Wastewater treatment 1989: The first hybrid cooling tower 1992: Acquisition of EGI Contracting/Engineering Rt. 1994: Conversion of a mechanical draft cooling tower 1997: Reorganization of the Group 1999: MG / GEA - the takeover 2005: Acquisition of 2H Kunststoff 2006: Acquisition of 2H Aqua 2010: Reorganization of the Group 2013: GEA announced to divest HX Segment 2014: Acquired by Triton - Partners 2015: Brand change and standalone presence of power cooling solutions: ENEXIO 2017: ENEXIO won German Brand Award 2017 Home / Contact / Imprint / Sitemap © 2021 ENEXIO MANAGEMENT GMBH. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features, and to analyze traffic to our website. We also share information about your use of our website with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Our partners may combine this information with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected as part of your use of the services. Accept Reject Edit settings