Hot Water Detective 'HWD' - Proof of Market Project

可持续家居调查公司(SHS)是一家领先的专注于社区的能源管理评估公司和社交孵化器。到目前为止，SHS的管理团队已经提供了超过15个低碳项目，并积极支持团队成员寻找和发展衍生公司。作为其核心业务的辅助，SHS发现了对家用热水控制的创新、低成本解决方案的需求--“热水探测器”(HWD)。HWD的设计目的是节省热水加热的能源，并通过提供i)基于云的系统来监测实时热水温度，以及ii)紫外线消毒设备来根除微生物污染。在英国，1430万家庭的热水储水箱暴露在不必要的经济低效中：a)由于过时的、非数字化的控制系统，水箱的热能损失严重；B)保持高于必要的水箱温度(高出约10摄氏度)，以减少军团菌的风险--家用热水水箱的平均温度保持在65-70摄氏度。c)对租赁物业进行两年一次的水箱安全检查(平均每家酒店150 GB)--保护租户免受军团菌的风险。从2015年1月起，任何私人或社会房东都必须降低军团菌风险(ACOP L8，《工作健康与安全法案1974》)HWD远程监控水温，每年可节省高达100 GB的能源账单(通过改进和更灵敏的实时控制)，同时降低军团菌风险，消除对水箱健康和安全检查的需要。预计在英国国内市场成功部署此HWD系统，有可能将脆弱租户的年度家庭供暖成本降低9.7亿GB，通过最大限度地减少租赁部门的水箱健康和安全审计，为房东再节省6.50亿GB/年，并实现1.97 Mt CO2e的终生碳节约

The Sustainable Home Survey Company (SHS) is a leading community-focused energymanagement assessment company and social incubator. To date, SHS’s management team hasdelivered over 15 low carbon ventures and actively supports team members in identifying andgrowing spin-out companies.As an adjunct to its core business, SHS has identified a need for an innovative, low costsolution to domestic hot water control –“The Hot Water Detective” (HWD). HWD isdesigned to save energy on hot water heating and mitigate the risk of Legionnaires’ diseasethrough providing i) a cloud-based system for monitoring real-time hot water temperatures,and ii) a UV light disinfection device for eradicating microbiological contamination.In the UK, 14.3m homes have hot water storage tanks that are exposed to unnecessaryfinancial inefficiencies:a) Significant loss of the water tanks’ thermal energy due to out-dated, non-digitized controlsystems;b) Maintaining higher than necessary water tank temperatures (~10°C higher) for mitigatingthe risk of legionella bacteria - the average domestic hot water tank is kept at 65-70 °C.c) Biennial water tank safety checks (average of £150/property) for rented properties –protecting tenants from risk of legionella. From January 2015 Legionella risk mitigation ismandatory for any private or social landlords (ACOP L8, Health & Safety at Work Act 1974)HWD remotely monitors water temperatures to save up to £100 per year on energy bills(through improved and more sensitive, real-time control), whilst mitigating the risk oflegionella to remove the need for water tank health and safety checks.It is anticipated that successful deployment of this HWD system across the UK domesticmarket has the potential to reduce annual domestic heating costs by £970m amongstvulnerable tenants, save a further £650m/year for landlords through minimizing water tankhealth and safety audits in rented sector, and deliver lifetime carbon savings of 1.97 mt CO2e