KNOWLEDGE · GETTING STARTED
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This section covers where to begin: what seasonal heat storage is, whether it suits your situation and how large a buffer turns out to be in practice.
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Storing solar heat: how do you save summer sun for winter?
Storing solar heat means something different from storing solar electricity. A battery keeps the electricity from your solar panels for the evening. The biggest surplus from a solar roof, however, falls in summer, and the biggest demand falls in January. Anyone who takes that difference seriously ends up looking at heat storage instead of just…
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How large should a thermal buffer be?
The right size for a thermal buffer depends on heat demand, generation, desired autonomy, placement — and above all on resident behaviour.
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What is seasonal heat storage?
In July your PV panels work overtime; in January you’re cold. Seasonal storage bridges the gap: heat from summer kept for winter.