Atlas Copco has introduced the ECO Controller™, a new energy management system designed to sharpen efficiency and lift productivity across worksites reliant on temporary power. Built into the company’s battery-based energy storage systems, including the ZBP and ZBC models, the controller acts as the operational brain of each unit, giving operators tighter command over how energy is generated, distributed and consumed. The launch follows a year of client feedback that shaped a refreshed interface, deeper third-party integration and expanded diagnostic tools. It arrives as operators across construction, rental, events and industrial sectors look for ways to cut fuel use, reduce downtime and manage increasingly complex, multi-source power setups.
Responding To A Shifting Energy Market
Atlas Copco frames the launch as a direct response to customers under pressure to decarbonise while keeping operations running smoothly. The company’s Portable Power and Flow division says the energy transition is now touching sectors that historically relied on straightforward diesel generation, pushing operators towards hybrid and multi-source setups that need smarter coordination.
Bárbara Gregorio, Divisional Sales and Marketing Manager, Power & Energy at Atlas Copco’s Portable Power and Flow, said:
“As customers seek energy solutions to operate more sustainably, the energy transition is gathering pace, affecting many sectors and industries. We are excited by this transformation of the power supply sector and have expanded our energy offering with these new solutions to enable customers to increase their operational agility and to make significant cost savings.”
A Redesigned Interface Built On User Feedback
The ECO human-machine interface gives operators full oversight of temporary power applications through advanced data management, optimising generation, distribution and consumption from a single screen. Atlas Copco says the update incorporates a suite of improvements gathered over a year of dedicated client feedback, with refreshed visual aesthetics and a streamlined layout intended to present cleaner, more relevant monitoring data at a glance.
The system also introduces deeply integrated routines such as automatic calibration and charging derating, alongside configurable “recipes” for different operational scenarios. Dynamic screen updates adapt to the current setup, offering a simplified view for newer users while retaining the depth that experienced operators expect, supported by troubleshooting aids including a clear state machine overview, centralised ESS component monitoring, rack isolation and cell temperature data, and SD card datalogging.
Working Across Fleets And Third Party Equipment
A significant addition is the controller’s ability to communicate with third party systems, improving the modular setup of portable power plants. Integration with generator controllers from DSE, CAT, Cummins and Comap means the ECO Controller can work alongside equipment already in an operator’s fleet, maximising compatibility with Atlas Copco’s portable power products and allowing power plants to be tailored more precisely to specific site needs.
This flexibility extends to how energy inputs are managed more broadly. Built-in intelligence allows the storage systems to optimise energy drawn from generators, the electric grid, renewable sources, and fleets of battery storage units, individually or in combination, supporting decentralised and scalable power arrangements as sites evolve.
Remote Monitoring And Long Term Flexibility
Beyond the touchscreen panel, which gives a visual read on battery state and load, the ECO Controller feeds data into Fleetlink, Atlas Copco’s telematics system, enabling operators and rental companies to monitor and manage entire fleets remotely. Atlas Copco says this combination helps operators deploy flexible power, decarbonise operations, and capture fuel, maintenance and lifecycle savings, while resolving unpredictable power failures quickly to limit downtime.
As a scalable system, the controller allows new energy sources and components to be added as requirements change, a design choice aimed at helping sites keep pace with future energy needs rather than requiring wholesale replacement of equipment.
Positioning For The Next Phase Of Portable Power
The ECO Controller consolidates several threads already running through Atlas Copco’s portable power strategy: hybridisation, digital connectivity and closer integration across generator brands and energy sources. By pairing a more intuitive interface with genuine cross-brand compatibility and remote fleet oversight, the company is positioning the system as a practical tool for operators managing the everyday realities of mixed power fleets, not just a showcase feature for its own battery storage range.
