Two components - available cheap renewable energy and a rechargeable heat battery - are needed to ease the climate impact of heat in the UK. And now, a growing company based in Hampshire believes it has the answer to both.
I wish they’d include some specs. I love this idea- I’ve also always wondered about the possibility of doing the reverse- storing cold. For instance, in places with demand based power pricing, could you store cold from your AC into something at night, and draw from it during the day when it’s hot? I don’t know enough about the physics, maybe the temperature differentials play a big part in efficiency that doesn’t work well with low temps vs very high, but I have no idea.
Honestly, while not exactly what you’re thinking, if you have good enough insulation, that’s precisely what you’d be doing by running your AC at night and keeping things like your blinds closed.
I wish they’d include some specs. I love this idea- I’ve also always wondered about the possibility of doing the reverse- storing cold. For instance, in places with demand based power pricing, could you store cold from your AC into something at night, and draw from it during the day when it’s hot? I don’t know enough about the physics, maybe the temperature differentials play a big part in efficiency that doesn’t work well with low temps vs very high, but I have no idea.
Honestly, while not exactly what you’re thinking, if you have good enough insulation, that’s precisely what you’d be doing by running your AC at night and keeping things like your blinds closed.
You might be interested in this video: https://youtu.be/0f9GpMWdvWI
Yeah!! One of my subs. It’s a great idea I think, I’d love to see it in a device or bank rather than just making my whole house 50 degrees :)