Design, optimization and development of thermal energy storage for residential buildings

Energy storage can help address the intermittency of renewable energies (such as solar and wind power). Different
methods were developed to store energy for later uses. D’Arcy Mann, the founder of TESS Research Ltd., developed
a method of high temperature thermal storage that would allow surplus power from renewables to be input year-round
and given off as household heat in winter. With refinement, it could also be used as an air conditioning unit not as an
either/or but as a reversible heat pump. It’s a relatively small, above-ground, modular design that is being scaled for
single-family dwellings but chaining them together could be used to heat or cool larger spaces from office buildings to
military barracks. With the help of USASK researchers through Mitacs project, TESS Research Ltd. will be able to move forward with commercializing this product.

Faculty Supervisor:

Carey Simonson

Student:

Partner:

TESS Research Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Saskatchewan

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