Water Horizon Renewable Energy Solution

Introduction

Water Horizon is a start-up based in Toulouse, France, created in 2017. It develops innovative thermal storage technology (thermal battery). Water Horizon's vision is to value the heat lost by industries (waste heat). Water Horizon recovers the waste heat and stores it in its battery. Once the battery is charged, it is transported to distribute the stored energy to a distant consumer as renewable energy (heat and cold).

Project Overview

WH's project aims to perform a commercial demonstration of its Mobile Thermal Battery. WH will recover waste heat from an incinerator (in Toulouse) and will bring this stored energy to a sports complex 20 kilometres away to heat a swimming pool and cool an ice rink. WH's thermal battery will substitute a gas boiler and a heat pump to deliver renewable heat and cold.

Objectives

The objective of this demonstration is to prove the technical and economic viability of WH technology as well as the relevance of the thermal recovery model with the GHG emission avoidance potential in substituting a gas boiler and a heat pump.

To meet this goal, WH needs to scale up its technology from a 10kW prototype to a 1MW demonstrator (industrial full-scale thermal battery).

Readiness and Support

WH is now ready to scale up its technology with a dedicated team and strategic partners. Furthermore, the necessary actors involved have already expressed their intents and support for the project.

Water Horizon's applications and its objectives in renewable heating and cooling fit perfectly with the Small Scale Project programme expectations.

Unique Offering

WH offers large energy consumers a unique renewable supply of hot or cold energy, enabling the reconciliation of industry and the environment without any additional cost.