National ENERGY GLOBE Award Switzerland goes to Rabtherm

In the context of the ENERGY GLOBE Award projects from all over the world are showcased that conserve and protect our resources or that employ renewable energy. The goal is to present successful sustainable projects to a broad audience, for many of our environmental problems already have good, feasible solutions. Each year some 1000 projects and initiatives from all over the world are submitted to compete for the award in the categories Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Youth.

This year’s winner of the national Swiss Award is Rabtherm. The company considers waste water as a valuable resource. The heat from waste water is one of the last nearly unused main resources in the area of renewable energies. Waste water has an energy potential of possibly up to 20 per cent for our daily heating and cooling needs.
 
50 per cent of energy is lost by getting rid of waste water – a great potential that Rabtherm is now tapping into. The Rabtherm is currently being used in Germany, Holland, the USA, and Korea, but Rabtherm founder Urs Studer would also like to see it implemented in countries such as Austria, Great Britain, China, Russia, and Canada, to name just a few. A father of two sons, Urs Studer is convinced that everyone has three ideas in life that will lead him or her to success. You only have to find them and vehemently pursue them. Gaining energy from waste water must be one of them.