Researchers in Cork are testing a new solar energy system that could help cut home heating bills.
It harvests heat energy from the sun and then stores it in a new state-of-the-art heat storage battery which holds heat for a number of days and use it in your home
Spokesperson for the International Energy Research Centre Dr Pádraig Lyons says the system could help with retrofitting and decarbonising older housing stock
“One of the things here in Ireland is that our housing stock isn’t of the highest quality.
“So, you’ve heard from SEAI, et cetera, that we’re looking to retrofit thousands of homes over the next 10, 15 years to achieve targets with respect to decarbonising our homes.
“Retrofitting is really, really expensive and this technology is providing a potential mechanism for decarbonising these homes and maybe reducing the cost of retrofitting it and also reducing the energy bills for the customers of the people living in those houses.”
