![[Image] Eco Cute Boils Water by Harnessing Hot air. A product growing in popularity and expected to act as an energy-saving water heater for home use in the future.](/environment/showcase/speco_technique/ecocute/images/img_index-title.jpg)
Eco Cute is a water-heating system powered by the heat of air instead of conventional combustion systems. It is expected to lead the next generation of household water-heating systems in energy-saving, and is gaining a wider popularity.
(Released in October 2008)
![[Image] Hiroshi Arita, Chief Engineer, Products Planning Division, Shimizu Home Appliance Group](/environment/showcase/speco_technique/ecocute/images/img_index-01.jpg)
Hiroshi Arita, Chief Engineer, Products Planning Division, Shimizu Home Appliance Group
Mr. Arita majored in electrical engineering at university, and was first engaged in the development of spot-type air conditioners after joining the company. While the air conditioning field, which utilises thermodynamics, was not his specialty at university, he felt comfortable with it, as he had a love of machines and Monozukuri (manufacturing). He has been in charge of the development and design of the Eco Cute since 2003.
![[Image] The Shimizu Works](/environment/showcase/speco_technique/ecocute/images/img_index-02.jpg)
The Shimizu Works was established in 1943 as a special plant for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment for use in businesses. It has addressed the development of next generation products with passion as a cutting-edge plant for air conditioning, refrigeration and home appliances, taking into account human and global environmental considerations since it added home appliances to the line-up of manufacturing products in 2003.
