1. Background to heat (and cold) storage
1.1 Importance of heat (and cold) in the economy
Energy as we use it every day covers three main areas of use:
electricity and its many specific fields of application;
mechanical energy, mainly in the form of transport;
heat and cold, for building heating and air-conditioning, as well as specific refrigeration applications.
In France, the residential – tertiary sector uses almost 45% of the energy consumed, two-thirds of which is used for heating and air conditioning
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Background to heat (and cold) storage
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