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A much simpler way to do much of what they are talking about is already used in greenhouses. Basically instead of smoothing supply or making it more responsive we are talking about making demand more responsive. Instead of dumping it into soil or making ice cubes you could just dump either extra cold or heat into a body barrel of water and then have a radiative coil inside your duct release the heat or cool over the next couple days. If there is a spike in available energy you opportunistically feed it into system that will extend the reward for later.
Green houses use the same setup to get extra heat in the day stored away to help plants not freeze at night.
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A much simpler way to do much of what they are talking about is already used in greenhouses. Basically instead of smoothing supply or making it more responsive we are talking about making demand more responsive. Instead of dumping it into soil or making ice cubes you could just dump either extra cold or heat into a body barrel of water and then have a radiative coil inside your duct release the heat or cool over the next couple days. If there is a spike in available energy you opportunistically feed it into system that will extend the reward for later.
Green houses use the same setup to get extra heat in the day stored away to help plants not freeze at night.