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The article gives one example: you could charge them with waste heat at plants and factories, then transport them to homes and offices where (I suppose) they co
by julian37 14y ago
The article gives one example: you could charge them with waste heat at plants and factories, then transport them to homes and offices where (I suppose) they could be used for heating and hot water, at some later point in time.
Sounds more efficient than teleheating via insulated pipes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating
- rsanchez1 14y agoThis is a great application. It could be particularly useful in the New England states. Manufacturing could store their waste heat in the zeolite, and resell it to homes and businesses who can use it to heat up during the winter. It could be a major disruption to utility companies.
- ramchip 14y agoConsidering the transport cost and equipment needed, I'm not convinced that would be economically viable...