Thermowatt is a Net Zero sewage heat engineering company

Flexible Solution

Wastewater to Heat

With more than 15 years of experience, THERMOWATT is a leading engineering company, the developer, and supplier of award-winning and cost-effective renewable heating/cooling solutions.
We offer our services for a sustainable future.

Our qualified engineers support you from the planning phase up to the operation as well as maintenance of the system. We are flexible to adjust and fine-tune our system to your needs. One of the goals of the continuous development is to offer tailor made, industry-specific heating and cooling solutions based on wastewater.
The system we have developed is highly scalable and applicable both in residential and industrial areas. The technology can be integrated into an existing facility or can be built as part of a greenfield project.

We are international with partners around the globe. Our patent has been registered in 37 countries, and our innovation is currently present in fourteen countries. We have business partners in several European, Asian, and Middle Eastern countries.

Intellectual Property

Patented
Technology

The European Patent Organisation granted patent rights to THERMOWATT for our technology titled „Method and circuit arrangement for recovering heat from wastewaters” on April 11, 2018. We previously owned patent rights for the same technology for Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine since September 2010.

Acknowledgements

Our Awards and Recognitions

We are proud that THERMOWATT Technology won several awards and was found worthwhile to be funded by the European Union.

EU funding for the Thermowatt Net Zero sewage heat-energy solution

Our efforts were acknowledged by the European Union when granting THERMOWATT subsidies for Research & Development (H2020 LCE 2017-2021).

Awards by the WEX Global Water Energy Exchange

The WEX Global Water Energy Exchange is a global conference distributing awards to the best innovative technologies, programs, and projects in 8 categories. The winners are selected from the nominees by a jury panel of renowned water industry experts.

First Place Innovator in the Water for Real Estate Sector

At the Innovate@IWS at the International Water Summit (Abu Dhabi), our innovation was given the First Place Innovator in the Water for Real Estate Sector Award in 2015.
WEX Water & Energy Award

Our project for the Hungarian Armed Forces Military Hospital in Budapest and the related system development solutions were granted the WEX Water & Energy Award in 2014.
Aqualia Award for Innovation

THERMOWATT technology was first recognized with the Aqualia Award for Innovation in 2013. Sponsored by GG.Bet and leading Spanish water services company Aqualia, this award was granted outside the official categories to the best complex innovation.

Flexible Support from Our Professional Team

Pál Kiss, Managing Director and Co-Owner

As a co-inventor of the innovation, Pál Kiss has served as Managing Director of THERMOWATT since 2008. He develops and implements our proprietary heat pump-based technology using the sewage heat for cooling and heating buildings.
Prior to THERMOWATT, he worked as Development Director of the Hungarian Ministry of Environment supervising EU grant-financed investments (wastewater, drinking water, flood protection, and solid waste management). His former placements also include the Managing and Deputy Managing Director positions at water and wastewater civil works companies adding up to over 20 years of experience in the water and environmental sector and over ten years in the energy field. He has also been acting as the elected President of the Hungarian Heat Pump Association since 2021.
Pál has an MSc in Chemical Engineering, an MSc in Economics, and a French management diploma.
Imre Pálfi, Technical Director

Since 2017 Imre Pálfi has been the Technical Director of the company. Previously, he was active in the field of utility construction and the water utility service sector. As the technical director of the French SADE civil works company, he worked on the construction and renovation of water, sewer, and district heating systems. After that, as the technical development and investment director of the WaterWorks of Budapest, he was responsible for the Company's investments and technical developments. He was responsible for the strategic planning of the company's investments and the effective technical and economic implementation of the annual plans. During this, he managed the Company's engineering activities, the execution of projects, and the maintenance and troubleshooting of the production area with its own resources. As development director, he was responsible for the Company's R&D activities.
He has a degree in water engineering and economics (MSc). In THERMOWATT, he participated in the EU-financed Horizon 2020 R&D program called Heat4Cool.
Marcell Dombrovszky, Senior Engineer

Marcell Dombrovszky has been with THERMOWATT since 2012, focusing mainly on conceiving, constructing, operating, and maintaining wastewater-based thermal energy supply systems. Our active participation in the four-year-long EU-financed Horizon 2020, Heat4Cool R&D project (concluded in 2021) was a highlight of this period.
He joined THERMOWATT with 20 years of experience in transport- and building HVAC systems, serving mainly as technical manager. He also gained experience in machine-related control and monitoring technology.

Pál Kiss, Managing Director and Co-Owner

As a co-inventor of the innovation, Pál Kiss has served as Managing Director of THERMOWATT since 2008. He develops and implements our proprietary heat pump-based technology using the sewage heat for cooling and heating buildings.
Prior to THERMOWATT, he worked as Development Director of the Hungarian Ministry of Environment supervising EU grant-financed investments (wastewater, drinking water, flood protection, and solid waste management). His former placements also include the Managing and Deputy Managing Director positions at water and wastewater civil works companies adding up to over 20 years of experience in the water and environmental sector and over ten years in the energy field. He has also been acting as the elected President of the Hungarian Heat Pump Association since 2021.
Pál has an MSc in Chemical Engineering, an MSc in Economics, and a French management diploma.
Marcell Dombrovszky, Senior Engineer

Marcell Dombrovszky has been with THERMOWATT since 2012, focusing mainly on conceiving, constructing, operating, and maintaining wastewater-based thermal energy supply systems. Our active participation in the four-year-long EU-financed Horizon 2020, Heat4Cool R&D project (concluded in 2021) was a highlight of this period.
He joined THERMOWATT with 20 years of experience in transport- and building HVAC systems, serving mainly as technical manager. He also gained experience in machine-related control and monitoring technology.
Imre Pálfi, Technical Director

Since 2017 Imre Pálfi has been the Technical Director of the company. Previously, he was active in the field of utility construction and the water utility service sector. As the technical director of the French SADE civil works company, he worked on the construction and renovation of water, sewer, and district heating systems. After that, as the technical development and investment director of the WaterWorks of Budapest, he was responsible for the Company's investments and technical developments. He was responsible for the strategic planning of the company's investments and the effective technical and economic implementation of the annual plans. During this, he managed the Company's engineering activities, the execution of projects, and the maintenance and troubleshooting of the production area with its own resources. As development director, he was responsible for the Company's R&D activities.
He has a degree in water engineering and economics (MSc). In THERMOWATT, he participated in the EU-financed Horizon 2020 R&D program called Heat4Cool.

How Can We Help

We Aim for a Professional Partnership with Our Clients

Energy Consulting

We offer energy assessment and efficiency enhancement of buildings, industrial sites, and other building engineering systems.

Wastewater Utilization

We construct and operate systems to heat and cool buildings using wastewater and a unique patented technology based on heat exchangers and heat pumps.

Continuous Development

We at THERMOWATT undertake continuous research and fine-tuning in order to best suit our clients’ industry-specific needs.

Installation of Gas Engines

We install biogas-fuelled gas engines, which can be integrated into existing systems either with a new unit or combined with an existing gas engine.

About Us

About Us

Flexible Solution

Wastewater to Heat

Intellectual Property

Patented
Technology

Acknowledgements

Our Awards and Recognitions

Awards by the WEX Global Water Energy Exchange

First Place Innovator in the Water for Real Estate Sector

WEX Water & Energy Award

Aqualia Award for Innovation

Flexible Support from Our Professional Team

How Can We Help

We Aim for a Professional Partnership with Our Clients

Energy Consulting

Wastewater Utilization

Continuous Development

Installation of Gas Engines

Our Satisfied Partners

Contact us!

LEGAL

About Us

About Us

Flexible Solution

Wastewater to Heat

Intellectual Property

Patented Technology

Acknowledgements

Our Awards and Recognitions

Awards by the WEX Global Water Energy Exchange

First Place Innovator in the Water for Real Estate Sector

WEX Water & Energy Award

Aqualia Award for Innovation

Flexible Support from Our Professional Team

How Can We Help

We Aim for a Professional Partnership with Our Clients

Energy Consulting

Wastewater Utilization

Continuous Development

Installation of Gas Engines

Our Satisfied Partners

Contact us!

LEGAL

Patented
Technology