IndEHo
Independent energy homes
Your challenge :
The core challenges in today’s world are creating a sustainable development model as oil and gas resources become scarcer and global demand continues to soar. To meet these challenges, housing is seen as a “critical source of effective action” and, above all “the number one source of potential energy savings” [1]. One of Assystem’s focuses is independent energy homes. We have leveraged our technological innovation capacity to achieve energy consumption that is compatible with sustainable development objectives. The involvement of stakeholders from governments and consumers to businesses is critical. The Independent Energy Home (IndEHo) project reflects our commitment to inventing the homes of the future.
Our added value :
The IndEHo power and heat production project is based on thermal energy produced by a wood-fired boiler. An Ericsson hot-air pumping engine converts the heat into kinetic energy to drive a generator to produce electricity. Assystem’s project team revived the Ericsson concept, first developed in the mid-nineteenth century, and brought it into the twenty-first century by incorporating modern technologies and materials. The recently patented engine is set to be tested under a joint program with research institute FEMTO-ST. The IndEHo system meets all domestic energy needs — electricity, heating and hot water — without requiring major upgrades. Its core advantage is that it makes any home fully energy independent.