Thermal Storage Technology Assessment

CCHRC’s Building Science Research Program is beginning work on a Thermal Storage Technology Assessment.  The study was sparked by a strong interest in using thermal storage to supplement home heating systems. 

Thermal storage can take many forms: water storage tanks that allow residents to increase the firing time on an outdoor wood boiler so they can burn more efficiently; a storage tank for an electric heating system to enable off-peak power use; storing heat gathered from solar panels in the ground during the summer for a heat pump to extract in the winter; and many others.