What if your electric radiator could, for once, earn you some money? It’s a funny betHestiaa Nantes company present this week at the famous CES show from Las Vegas. From the very beginning, in 2016, the project was to recover the heat from the domestic hot water network in homes. But the device did not sufficiently convince companies, Alexandre Vinot and Camille Chenuil, two engineer friends, quickly turned to the means of recovering at home the fatal heat from the computer calculations used to run our websites and everyday apps .
“Waste heat is the heat emitted by devices and computers when they are operating. And in the data centers where the servers of technology companies are gathered, all this accumulated heat is rejected as waste. It’s a real waste if we consider that, at the same time, people heat their homes in winter with bills that only go up,” explains Alexandre Vinot.
“All you need is electricity and a wifi connection”
The idea of the co-founders of Hestiia is therefore the following: to design domestic radiators whose heat is produced by computer chips. There is no electrical resistance inside the device called MyEko. All the heat emitted comes from computer cards working for client companies (AI, blockchain, sciences, etc.). A bit like mini embedded data centers that hang on the walls of the living room, bedroom or kitchen.
“The technological principle is already known but the great innovation of Hestiia is that it can be deployed on a large scale since our radiators can be sold directly to individuals. It’s accessible to everyone, you just need electricity and a wifi connection, not necessarily with fiber. The connection is the same as a classic radiator,” insists Alexandre Vinot. The heat diffused is of the “double core” type, that is to say it combines inertia and radiation.
For one euro spent, 18 cents donated
But the most interesting originality for individuals is the prospect of a return on investment. The MyEko radiator is currently sold at the public price of 990 euros. This is more expensive than most models with comparable performance. Except that Hestiia in return pays users at a rate of 0.04 euros/kWh. “For one euro of heating spent, 18 cents are donated,” assures the Nantes company. Which can represent up to 200 euros donated per year for a household. “We want to bring back a little purchasing power to people,” explains Alexandre Vinot. Our customers have made a useful gesture by welcoming computer calculations into their homes for the benefit of businesses. We reward them for that. It’s a win-win. »
So far, around a hundred MyEko radiators have already been installed last fall as part of a pre-order. Approximately 200 additional units will be delivered in February. Then at least 500 have already placed orders for the rest of 2024. If they refuse to reveal growth objectives, the co-founders of Hestiia consider that the development potential is “important”, even hoping to “awaken the heating sector”. To give themselves the means, they are aiming to raise funds of at least 5 million euros in 2024, after having already raised 2.7 million last year.
2024-01-10 18:17:01
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