The Scottish Government is backing copper-Intensive heat batteries for clean energy in buildings.
A new technology using a nontoxic material and copper tubes to store heat in a compact modular system is ideal for installation in old and new buildings.
The integration of solar PV and thermal energy storage is helping to decarbonize heating, particularly in the EU where there is an emphasis on upgrading the energy performance of existing buildings.
Scotish company, Sunamp, has developed super-compact, high-power heat batteries that achieve high-energy densities and high compactness by using phase change materials (PCM).
Copper heat exchangers embedded in the PCM are a key element of Sunamp’s technology.
The Scottish Government is the first to include heat batteries into an interest free loan scheme to make energy-saving improvements. Heat batteries can last 10 times longer than battery systems and have a lower installed cost.
“Hopefully, other governments will follow Scotland’s lead so consumers everywhere can benefit from heat batteries to cut energy consumption,” said Sunamp founder and chief executive Andrew Bissell.
More information: http://copperalliance.org/2018/05/21/scottish-government-supports-copper-intensive-heat-batteries-for-clean-energy-in-buildings/