The system
Seasonal storage
In the summer months, the water basin is heated by solar collectors or another renewable energy source.
Sustainable energy source
Sustainable heat sources may include geothermal heat, ground energy, solar heat, waste heat from companies/factories and wind turbines.
Direct use of hot water from the solar collectors, especially in the summer months.
Solar panels
With the HoCoSto system for tap water and space heating, and solar panels on the roof for electricity, you are completely self-sufficient.
Multiple use of space
The aluminium construction makes it possible to use the land on top of the buffer. Think of a football cage, a playground or a car park.
Heat when needed
In the winter months, the houses are heated by heat from the buffer.
Sustainable energy source
Sustainable heat sources may include geothermal heat, ground energy, solar heat, waste heat from companies/factories and wind turbines.
Direct use of hot water from the solar collectors, especially in the summer months.
Solar panels
With the HoCoSto system for tap water and space heating, and solar panels on the roof for electricity, you are completely self-sufficient.
Seasonal storage
In the summer months, the water basin is heated by solar collectors or another renewable energy source.
Multiple use of space
The aluminium construction makes it possible to use the land on top of the buffer. Think of a football cage, a playground or a car park.
Heat when needed
In the winter months, the houses are heated by heat from the buffer.
HoCoSto heat buffer
The heat buffer is a system component. To use this component as efficiently as possible, HoCoSto also designs the associated sustainable heat system and the energy management system.
The demarcation point here is the delivery set in the house or technical room in a building. From there, the local installer can introduce the renewable heat into the house installation.
The design of the heat system essentially comprises the following components:
- Source ( or several sources)
- Local heat grid (HT/MT or source grid)
- Buffer (multiple buffers/combination of peak and seasonal buffer)
- Technical room (with heat pump)
The sustainable heat system is developed in consultation with the client or the client’s construction team.
When designing a heat system, the heat demand and the heat balance are leading for the dimensioning of the system and the heat buffer. For this reason, the starting points for the system are first determined together.
To give a future client insight in the sustainable system and corresponding cost price, HoCoSto provides design on three levels:
- QuickScan
- Preliminary investigation
- Detail engineering
Energy management is an important element in the sustainable heat system. CO2 emissions are reduced to virtually zero by cleverly combining heat storage with energy from PV panels or green electricity as auxiliary energy for the system! If the system runs on fully sustainable auxiliary energy for the (heat) pumps, the SCOP (seasonal coefficient of performance) will be infinite.
Ultimately, it is not only about the technical system balance, but also about the financial balance: here, too, an optimum is sought in the business case.
