Managing peak loads, idle times and cloudy days.
The various cooling and heating energy flows are always stored temporarily or in reserve in thermal storage units to ensure security of supply.
Phase change materials and thermally activated concrete structures extend the flexibility of the cooling system. — absorbing excess heat when it's available and releasing it when it is needed most.
Phase Change Materials (PCM) are innovative thermal storage media that store and release thermal energy by changing their physical state. They absorb energy as they transition from solid to liquid.
Pipes embedded in the concrete ceiling circulate water, storing and distributing cold efficiently. The buildings concrete transforms into a dynamically controlled energy store.
Approx. 40 kWh can be stored in one square meter of concrete. As the concrete mass is very inert, the “charging” of this storage component is controlled for the PCM storage units. All storage elements together form Zerocool's “multi-storage concept”, which is planned and designed specifically for the customer and load.
Zerocool’s architecture is modular by design. Each component contributes to the overall thermal strategy—working together to adapt cooling performance to site conditions and seasonal shifts.
This is where heat becomes cold.
The adsorption chiller is the core engine of zerocool.
Solar collectors & Cold District Heating Network provide sustainable energy to fully drive the cooling process.
