The ZYPHO – Heat Recovery Siphon project aims to develop a compact, highly efficient heat recovery unit that is installed under the shower tray. It absorbs the thermal energy from the drainage water and uses it to preheat the cold water, enabling it to reduce energy consumption by up to 40 per cent.
Promoters:
- INEGI Interface Centre;
- EIDT.
Challenges Addressed:
The developments carried out under this project have made it possible, among other things:
- The decarbonisation of the services sector by rationalising thermal energy consumption, using renewable energy sources, recovering waste heat, storing thermal energy and optimising thermal energy management in buildings.
Practical Benefits for Society:
Following the completion of the ZYPHO – Heat Recovery Siphon a number of benefits have been realised, such as:
- The transition from a linear economy to a circular economy in the services sector, by reducing waste (thermal energy);
- Increased energy efficiency in the service and residential sectors and, consequently, lower energy costs associated with the operation of buildings.
