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Store energy in summer and use it in winter

A Thermal Bank is a bank of earth used to store solar heat energy collected in the summer for use in winter to heat buildings.

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Could thermal energy storage save summer heat?

Image showing heat loss from a house. New research on thermal energy storage could lead to summer heat being stored for use in winter. Credit: Active Building Centre, Swansea University Funding to research thermal energy storage that could cut bills and boost renewables.

Can heat be stored in the winter?

A group of Swiss researchers claim to have come up with a process that stores heat captured during summer for easy, flick-of-a-switch use in winter, with the added benefit that the captured energy can be physically transported anywhere it may be needed.

Could thermal energy storage help reduce energy bills & boost renewables?

Funding to research thermal energy storage that could cut bills and boost renewables. New technology that could store heat for days or even months, helping the shift towards net zero, is the focus of a new project involving the Active Building Centre Research Programme, led by Swansea University, which has just been awarded funding of £146,000.

Can solar energy be stored at room temperature?

The energy can be stored for several months at room temperature, and it can be released on demand in the form of heat. With further development, these materials could offer the potential to capture solar energy during the summer months and store it for use in winter when less solar energy is available.

What are the different types of heat storage?

Alternative descriptions include: Heat Bank, Heat Battery, Heat Store, Heat Vault, Underground Energy Storage, Seasonal Heat Storage, Interseasonal Heat Store, Seasonal Thermal Store, Interseasonal Thermal store, Underground Thermal Energy Storage ("UTES"), seasonal soil heat accumulator.

How long can a material store energy?

This provides heat that can be used to warm other materials. The exciting part is that further tests showed the material was able to store the energy for at least four months. Dr. John Griffin, joint principal investigator of the study, said: