Neothermal ETS Whole Home Supplemental Heating
Add electric thermal storage without the expense of replacing your heating system
How It Works
Neothermal ETS (electric thermal storage) stores heat in the same way as reusable, crystallizing salt/water hand-warmers. What’s neat about using salt/water mixtures is that they remain liquid as they cool, keeping the chemical energy stored without any heat loss. When more heat is needed, Neothermal ETS will crystallize the salt mixture, changing it from a liquid to a solid, releasing the stored chemical energy.
Overnight, the salt and water mixture inside Neothermal ETS is slowly heated to 100˚C using a built-in electric heating element, transforming the salt mixture from a solid to a liquid; taking up to 8 hours for a complete charge.
During the daytime, Neothermal ETS responds to your thermostat, drawing stored heat from the cells and gently heating your home via the central heating system (forced air or hot water baseboards/radiators/in-floor).
Features
Flexible – works with any furnace or boiler, even when replaced or upgraded.
Supplemental – integrates easily into your furnace or boiler’s return duct/tubing.
No panel upgrade – designed to avoid an expensive electrical panel upgrade for most homes.
Ease-of-use – shares a thermostat with your main heating system; you set the temperature and the thermostat and ETS do the rest, giving you optimal savings and comfort.
Smart home control – uses smart home controllers to manage TOD rate schedule and system charging as well as to manage real-time demand response (DR) where utility programs allow.
Long-term Storage – holds nearly 50% of the stored heat for up to a year. This capability allows you to carry over unused energy to a following day. This technology also has the potential to heat your home for 1-2 days during a power outage by using a back-up battery to run the device (this feature is under development).
Safety – operates at much lower temperatures (≤ 100˚C) than conventional brick ETS, which can heat up to more than 700˚C.
Efficiency – designed for ≥90% efficiency, no matter the weather.
Long-lasting – built to last over 20 y.
Solar ready – coordinates daytime top-up charging with rooftop solar PV for increased heating fuel savings (this feature is under development).
Off-peak control of electric hot water tanks – Save on component costs and energy costs by connecting the electrical circuit that supplies the lower heating element in your electric hot water tank to Neothermal ETS’ main control panel to enable off-peak control of the hot water tank.
Product FAQ
When fully heated, Neothermal ETS is designed to provide 8-16 hours of heating.
A typical Neothermal ETS system of 4 modules is designed for homes of up to approx. 2,000 square feet (≤ 190 m2) and can be expanded by up to 4 additional modules for homes of up to 3,000 square feet (≤ 280 m2). However, sizing will depend more strongly on the home's annual heating energy consumption, meaning that a 4 module system could serve either a smaller, poorly insulated house or a larger, very well insulated house.
A typical Neothermal ETS system stores 32 kWh of energy using 4 modules, equivalent to 70 car batteries. Up to 4 additional modules can be added for larger homes.
A typical Neothermal ETS system with 4 modules consumes 5.6 kW when charging or running as an electric heating system on weekends/holidays; it consumes 150 W to power its pumps when releasing stored heat.
A certified electrician or HVAC contractor can deliver and install your Neothermal ETS for you and recommend the number of modules for your home and budget.
