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BioTherm Hydronic, Inc., located in Cotati, California is the innovator of the "bench-top" or "tube-heat" systems for greenhouses. Now referred to as "BioTherm heating. The company was founded in 1980 by two entrepreneurs, Ted Springer and Ron Smith and originally called BioTherm Engineering. The idea for this project was an outgrowth of the then burgeoning solar collector industry.

The companies' first opportunity was at Bay City Flower Company in Half Moon Bay, California who were interested in lowering their energy bill and improving production. The original systems are still in use at this time.

The company filed for bankruptcy in 1986. It was then taken over by two of their first and youngest executives, Jim Rearden and Michael Muchow. The company name was changed to BioTherm Hydronic, Inc.

The main goal of the newly reformed company was to become "The heating company of the industry". They developed and launched a new product specifically for heating greenhouses every year for five years. This work brought about the introduction of new familiar products like StarFin, DuoFin, SunFin, MegaTube and HDX.

In 2013, BioTherm's TrueLeaf Technologies, completed a unique project in a demonstration greenhouse in Fukashima Prefecture, Japan. The greenhouse was designed to show that product can be grown safely in the tsunami-impacted region. The greenhouse was optimized for tomato and strawberry production.