Hot Water Detective 'HWD' - Proof of Market Project

可持续家庭调查公司（SHS）是一家领先的以社区为重点的能源管理评估公司和社会孵化器。到目前为止，SHS的管理团队已经完成了15个以上的低碳项目，并积极支持团队成员识别和发展衍生公司。作为其核心业务的一个辅助，SHS已经确定了一个创新的，低成本的家庭热水控制解决方案的需求-“热水侦探”（HWD）。HWD旨在通过提供i）基于云的实时热水温度监控系统和ii）用于消除微生物污染的紫外线消毒设备来节省热水加热的能源并降低退伍军人病的风险。在英国，1430万个家庭拥有热水储存罐，这些家庭面临不必要的财务效率低下：a）由于过时的非数字化控制系统，水箱热能损失严重; B）保持高于必要的水箱温度（高出约10°C），以减轻军团菌的风险-平均家用热水箱保持在65-70 °C。c）每两年对出租物业进行一次水箱安全检查（平均150英镑/物业）-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 L 8，1974年工作健康与安全法案）HWD远程监控水温，每年节省高达100英镑的能源费用（通过改进和更灵敏的实时控制），同时降低军团菌的风险，消除对水箱健康和安全检查的需要。预计该HWD系统的成功部署，英国国内市场有可能减少每年9.7亿英镑的家庭供暖成本，通过最大限度地减少出租部门的水箱健康和安全审计，为房东每年节省6.5亿英镑，并实现终身碳减排1.97公吨二氧化碳当量

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