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A seasonal thermal store (also known as a seasonal heat store or inter-seasonal thermal store) is a store designed to retain heat deposited during the hot summer months for use during colder winter weather. The heat is typically captured using solar collectors, although other energy sources are sometime used separately or in parallel.

Types of seasonal thermal store

Seasonal thermal stores are found on a variety of scales, from those installed in individual houses to those serving neighbourhoods via district heating.

Individual houses

Although the use of seasonal thermal stores dates back to at least 1939 (MIT Solar House #1), Switzerland and Germany have been notable pioneers in the use of individual house seasonal heat stores.

Perhaps the best known international example is the experimental "Jenni-Haus” built in 1989 in Oberburg, Switzerland. Seasonal.