Students from Transbaikalia Created a Heat Recovery Unit to Combat Carbon Footprint

Students from Transbaikalia State University developed and launched the first Russian heat recovery unit for returning heat from wastewater. The device, installed at the Bystrinsky Mining and Enrichment Plant's temporary camp, presents an innovative development that differs from imported counterparts in its adaptation to Russian wastewater systems and ten times lower cost.

The heat recovery unit, patented by the students, allows the recovery of heat from wastewater, directing it for reuse. This reduces fuel consumption, thus decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, one of the main factors influencing global warming.

According to Mikhail Kobylkin, head of the student design bureau, the heat recovery unit is a device for increasing energy efficiency, which has a direct impact on reducing the negative impact of humans on the planet's climate.