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Technology for a Solar-Punk future.

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[–] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That being said, Technology Connections does a great deep dive into numerous topics and he is a fun host. Most videos, while very long, are great edutainment.

[–] Five 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, there's a lot in there. I wish his side mention of having an insulated box of bricks that is heated up during the night and opened to heat the house during the day had more information.

[–] paradx 2 points 1 year ago

This concept was already actively used but mostly abandoned. A friend of mine has a (in Germany) so called "Nachtspeicher Heizung" (lit. translates to night storage heating), the English term is storage heater. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_heater

It is an electric heating system that has high heat capacity stones in it. If you turn it on it will use a fan to output hot air. It was invented to use the overproduction of fossil fuel plants during the night when demand was low. They have a separate meter and cheaper tariffs. With the switch to renewables they could have a second chance.

I believe the main challenge is making then somewhat smart to only store when the energy is cheap, in the past it was a very simple time based system.