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Your future air conditioner might act like a battery (www.technologyreview.com)

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Cooling represents 20% of global electricity demand in buildings, a share that’s expected to rise as the planet warms and more of the world turns to cooling technology. During peak demand hours, air conditioners can account for over half the total demand on the grid in some parts of the world today.

New cooling technologies that incorporate energy storage could help by charging themselves when renewable electricity is available and demand is low, and still providing cooling services when the grid is stressed.

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[–] DrunkenPirate 12 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Call me naive but I thought that one needs cooling when its hot and the sun burns outside. At that time there‘s plenty of PV energy available. No need for storage, just take it directly.

[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Brick and concrete holds heat for hours.

[–] DrunkenPirate 1 points 3 months ago

Oh, that‘s it. I remember my good old tile stove.

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