ᐅ Ice Storage Systems in Prefabricated Houses (New Construction) – Providers

Hello everyone, we are planning a new build with a prefabricated house supplier in NRW. We definitely want to install an ice storage heating system. The house will be designed in a very modern style (Bauhaus style). Which suppliers currently support this?

How do you come to the point of wanting to install something like that in every case?

You probably read an article claiming that ice storage systems are the future? 😉

Hello, I also spent a long time considering installing an ice storage system, but in the end, it is technically too complex.

If your property is large enough, look into ring trench collectors. They are a much better source of heat or cooling.
And the system technology can’t be much simpler.

These ring trench collectors were offered to us by Laux last year; they seem to have good experience with them. They build in Saarland, and I believe they also do prefabricated construction (but also solid construction).

It would be important to understand how you came up with that idea – ice storage systems may make sense in very specific situations, but a typical single-family house with modern insulation most likely does not qualify.

If cooling is the main reason, there are better alternatives: air conditioning should be the primary choice, with a smaller share coming from passive cooling via a heat pump. For the latter, deep boreholes are slightly preferable, but horizontal trench collectors (ring trench collectors) work almost as well (especially for heating). Horizontal trench collectors usually do not require a building permit/planning permission and are more cost-effective (particularly if done as DIY, otherwise not necessarily), but they also have downsides – depending on the design, the property has to be heavily excavated, including temporary storage of soil masses, which affects the available land area and requires restoration afterwards. We have a horizontal trench collector.