How it works

Replacing New York’s outdated energy infrastructure would be extremely expensive, time consuming and almost impossible to manage without major disruptions to life in the city. By introducing proven technologies for electrification of energy systems, we can retrofit existing buildings today.

We are replacing outdated systems powered by steam and natural gas with smart electric-powered systems. Our solution can be tailored and implemented for each specific block, building - or even floor. The smart systems can connect floors and buildings to each other in “micro-grids", creating a shared, efficient, and circular heating and cooling infrastructure.

The solution provides tenants with a modern, comfortable and silent heating and cooling system at reduced cost, while significantly decreasing carbon emissions.

 

The technology in 4 steps

1. A circular smart system

The outdated system powered by steam and natural gas is replaced with a smart electric-powered energy system. The new system includes heat pumps that transfer thermal energy in a closed loop, making it many times more efficient than old systems that require new energy to be constantly generated. It can even connect floors, buildings - or even blocks - to each other, making it possible to share and balance heat and energy in smart, efficient and circular heat sharing system.

2. Floor heating & cooling

By integrating “radiant slabs”, the floors turn into large-area energy distributors. This enables the system to distribute heating and cooling efficiently and evenly across the space.

3. Energy storage

By integrating “geothermal piles” into the ground beneath the building, the system can store and harvest energy from the bedrock. The geothermal piles provide a reliable energy reservoir that is always available and constantly replenished.

4. Interconnected micro-grids

The system can connect adjacent buildings to each other in ’micro-grids’, creating a shared, efficient, and circular heating and cooling infrastructure that further reduces the carbon footprint and energy cost.