Electromaim
Electromaim develops in-pipe hydro generators that convert pressure in building water systems into electricity for urban buildings.
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2020Electromaim develops in-pipe hydro generators that convert pressure in building water systems into electricity for urban buildings.
Against the pressure reducing valves it replaces, which throw away excess water pressure as a net energy loss, Electromaim's generators capture that same energy as electricity, so the retrofit pays its own way instead of being pure compliance spending.
That advantage looks defensible on cost and installation: plug-and-play hardware drops into existing systems without major renovations, and the core technology was lab-validated under a Department of Energy and NREL grant with a patent filed, barriers a commodity valve maker cannot simply copy.
Source: electromaim.com
Regulation is moving in Electromaim's favor and against ordinary valve replacement: New York City buildings produce 71 percent of the city's emissions and 94 percent of its electricity consumption, and Local Law 97 is pushing owners toward retrofits that cut energy use.
Demand pressure is already visible, with roughly 80 percent of surveyed New York and Washington building owners reporting they are scrambling for energy-efficiency solutions or settling for unprofitable ones, a gap that favors in-pipe generation over doing nothing or buying another valve.
Source: techstars.com
Electromaim's offering turns a building's wasted water pressure into a revenue-relevant asset: its in-pipe micro hydro-generators replace pressure reducing valves in mid- and high-rise buildings, generating electricity while preserving adequate flow where conventional valves simply dissipate the energy as heat.
Delivery is built for adoption rather than overhaul: the plug-and-play hardware retrofits into existing building systems without major renovations, and the paired monitoring software makes the savings visible enough for owners to act on, which is what converts a mechanical swap into a purchase decision.
Source: electromaim.com