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Discover the domestic micro hydroelectric plant that uses tap water to generate clean energy and reduce your electricity bills by up to 30%
In a world where sustainability and energy efficiency are increasingly crucial, French start-up Zecub has developed an innovation that promises to transform the way families produce and consume electricity. Zecub created a domestic micro hydroelectric plant that uses tap water pressure to generate electricity, offering an ecological and economical solution for homes. Below, we'll explore how this technology works, its benefits, and its potential impact on energy bills.
Operation of the Zecub Microhydroelectric Plant
Technology, Design and Energy
Zecub's device is an ingenious system measuring 50 cm on a side and weighing 15 kg, designed to take advantage of the pressure of running water. This system contains a microturbine that converts the mechanical energy of the water flow into electrical energy. Every time you open a tap, the turbine generates electricity, which is stored in a battery for later use.
Production of energy
Zecub assures that its device can produce between 5 and 7 kWh of electricity per day, based on an average water consumption of 220 m³ per household per year. This energy production is not only sufficient to cover a significant part of a family's daily electrical consumption, but also represents a step towards domestic energy self-sufficiency.
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Economic and Environmental Benefits of Energy
Reduction of Energy Costs
Implementing this technology can reduce energy bills by up to 30%, which is equivalent to a potential saving of 30 euros per month. However, considering the cost of renting the device, which will be 15 euros per month, the net savings for households is estimated at 15 euros per month.
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
In addition to financial savings, Zecub's device contributes to environmental sustainability by generating clean, renewable energy. This approach not only reduces dependence on non-renewable energy sources, but also reduces the carbon footprint of households.
Installation and Maintenance of Micro Energy Plant
The Zecub system is easy to install and requires no more than 30 minutes. It integrates into the house's water intake and does not affect water quality. In addition, it has a leak warning function that helps identify and repair water losses in the system, thus improving the efficiency of the home.
Innovation and Recognition in Energy
mobile app
To facilitate monitoring and management of the energy generated, Zecub will offer a mobile application. This app will allow users to monitor energy production and savings in real time, providing complete control over their energy consumption.
Recognitions and Commercial Future
Zecub was recognized with a gold medal in the Lépine 2024 competition, highlighting its innovation and potential impact. The device will be launched on the market in 2025, and the company plans to offer more powerful versions for professional use, thus expanding its reach and benefits.
Zecub's domestic micro hydropower plant represents a revolution in the field of renewable energy and domestic sustainability. By harnessing tap water pressure to generate electricity, Zecub offers an innovative and practical solution that can significantly reduce energy bills and contribute to a greener future. With its upcoming commercialization, this technology promises to be a pillar in the transition to more sustainable and self-sufficient homes.
More information: zecub.fr
And where did the pressure in the water distribution network come from?
🙂 🙂 🙂
Maybe it's the distributor's pressure pumps!
Misleading article. It does not explain the fact that water, in order to “have pressure”, necessarily needs to have “acquired” this “pressure” through the action of an external energy. The water does not rise to the reservoir (water tank) without this energy that the article says is produced by the equipment. At most, this equipment can, perhaps, recover some of the energy that has already been used.
You are very slow, the water is pumped until it reaches your house, and then there is external energy, the innocent. Every time you use water from your reservoir, it will be replenished and so to be replenished it will need pressure and the one who provides this pressure is the water supply company in your region. It will work the same as the water meter that records water consumption, SLOW
To generate the rotor there must be pressure and flow, because the power generator weighs, I think only the external pressure plus the reduction of the pipe into the home is not enough.
In the hydrometer, any quantity, even at low pressure, is activated because there is no weight on the rotor that activates the clock marker, very different from a power generator, a generator is almost the same as a car's air conditioning compressor, it turns on and the car's engine already feels the weight, so much so that gasoline consumption increases.
Hey, smart guy, water reaches homes by gravity. I don't know of any water distribution company that distributes water using pumps. Pumps are for transfer, not distribution. Another thing is that simply refilling a water tank is not enough to generate energy, unless you have a very large reservoir, over 30m3, and you wait for it to empty before refilling it again.
What will be the height of the concessionaire's reservoir to supply an entire neighborhood or a city with just atmospheric pressure and still maintain a certain pressure? There has to be a giant water column 🤔🤔🤔🤔 without using a pump.
Generally, hills are chosen to install a reservoir. If the height of the reservoir (which is what sets the pressure value due to “gravity”) is insufficient to supply an area, then a pump known as a “booster” is installed. This also has to do with the sum of all the flows supplied to the homes and buildings in the region. The higher the flow, the greater the speed in the pipes, the greater the loss of water energy due to friction with the walls of the pipes and their connections. Then more pressure will be needed to compensate for the energy losses.
Imagine if everyone bought the equipment, the water company will have to install hundreds of pumps to support the weight of the turbines after the water meters, this solution already exists here and is not industrial but produces little and hinders the flow of the pumps, especially in cities with high mountainous elevations.
Where do you think the air that comes with the water comes from, and of course there is a compressor to push the water that comes through the water and sewage company's pipes?
Compressors are not used to push the water. Hydraulic pumps are used.
And who puts water in the reservoir at the top of the hill and supplies your house?
It's who gets paid to do it
THEY leave the lid open and when it rains it fills up lol
The owner of such a contraption will have to pay the Water Concessionaire for the appropriation of energy in the form of pressure, which will be lacking for the neighbors in the area and complicate the local supply.
Wow, what a ****
Noel, the energy you mention is already in the system, every time someone, in any house, opens a tap, the water moves with the force of this energy.
The system of this micro plant does not change in any way the normal use of the service that you already pay for.
The water here in my house comes down and rises calmly without the use of energy, now it is different from those who live in buildings, but taking into consideration that 80% of the population lives in houses and that the majority do not need direct energy to have water, it is worth it and a good project, and because the water companies also do not use the water pressure in the pipes to generate energy, it would be a good idea.
Clean and renewable energy? Obviously, this is not the case. The utility company pays (a lot) to pump water to homes. This equipment uses this “pressure”, creating more resistance in the system. There is no way to create energy out of nothing. Someone is paying the bill.