Energy Saving Trust Verification
Kelda Showers requested verification from Energy Saving Trust to validate our saving claims by providing quantitative statements of water, energy, financial and carbon savings.
About Energy Saving Trust:
Energy Saving Trust is a British independent organisation devoted to promoting energy efficiency, energy conservation, and the sustainable use of energy, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions and helping to prevent man-made climate change.
With a reach of over one million customers a year, the Energy Saving Trust has been a constant source of advice and support to householders, governments and businesses, as successive energy bills and global agreements have reinforced the critical need for energy efficiency and carbon reduction.
Energy Saving Trust supports the UK in meeting the 2050 carbon targets recommended by the Committee for Climate Change. This means significant changes to our homes, communities, cities and transport infrastructure. Part of our role in this change is to spread the energy-saving message locally and internationally.
Action
To ensure Kelda’s energy-saving claims are valid, and that its showers meet the high energy performance standards, Kelda requested product performance verification from Energy Saving Trust, based on submitted evidence, to provide quantitative statements of water, energy, financial and carbon savings from using the product.
These verified savings would help build assurance in Kelda’s products’ performance within the consumer market. Marketing claims were checked based on the energy performance, helping win consumer trust and highlight their commitment to sustainability.
*A copy of this case study can be found on the Energy Saving Trust website.
The Challenge
Conventional aerating showers simply mix air with water through a small hole, limiting flow but offering no real boost in spray force.
In contrast, Kelda’s patented Air-Powered™ technology uses fuel injection principles, combining a microprocessor and digital fan to deliver water into a high-velocity air stream. This creates hundreds of larger droplets – 2.5× the size of a standard shower – giving 15× more impact for a powerful, efficient shower that rinses shampoo faster while using less water.
The company’s showers have been tested in real-life environments to ensure they can withstand the pressures of high usage, comply with the water supply (water fittings) regulations, feature certified thermostatic mixing valves and meet all building regulations under the proposed Future Homes Standard.
Kelda Showers wanted to apply our technology to the consumer market and wished to gain further assurance and trust for this new market through independent verification.
The Result
Energy Saving Trust assessed Kelda Shower’s Air-Powered™ shower relative performance based on a combination of evidence from Kelda Showers, Energy Saving Trust’s existing evidence, assumptions around householder behaviour, and the performance of standard showers and water heating systems.
In our final report, EST detailed Kelda’s Air-Powered™ shower’s potential to save water, energy, money and carbon dioxide emissions when used in place of conventional showers.
EST verified the following claims that Kelda Showers can confidently use in communications to its customers.
Paul Ravnbo-West, Marketing Director, Kelda Showers.
“We hope that through publishing this information, consumers will see the value in higher performing assets and encourage the purchase of more efficient and sustainable products.”
Energy Saving Trust Claims
- A Kelda Shower uses 69,800 fewer litres of water per year than a conventional mixer shower. This is a 55% reduction in the amount of water used, which results in £200 (45%) savings in the annual water bill of a household of four.
- A Kelda shower uses 2,200 kWh less of energy per year than a conventional mixer shower. This is a 55% reduction in the amount of energy used, which results in £185 (50%) savings in the annual energy bill of a household of four.
- A typical home could cut its annual energy consumption by about 10% (2,200kWh) by replacing its conventional mixer shower with a Kelda shower[1]. That’s equivalent to boiling a kettle 20,000 times[2].
- A Kelda shower emits 630 fewer kilograms of carbon dioxide per year than a conventional mixer shower, associated with energy and water savings combined. This is a 55% reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted annually.
- A typical home could cut its annual energy carbon emissions by about 11% (630kgCO2) by replacing its conventional mixer shower with a Kelda shower[3]. This is equivalent to driving 2,200 miles, which is the equivalent of driving from London to Bristol 19 times[4].
- Based on the statements above, a Kelda shower can save a total of £385 in the annual water and energy bills of a household of four.
A copy of the case study can be found on Energy Saving Trust’s websitewww.energysavingtrust.org.uk/case-study/kelda-showers
Caveats
[1] Based on Ofgem’s typical annual energy use for a 4+ bedroom home and 4-5 people: 17,000kWh for gas and 4,300kWh for electricity.
[2] Based on an average kettle electricity consumption of 169kWh/year (source: National statistics) and 1542 uses per year (source: EST).[3] Based on Energy Saving Trust’s mean household CO2 emissions of 5.51 tCO2e/household of four.[4] Based on average car emitting 0.276 kgCO2e per mile and a distance of 118 miles.
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