Patents Assigned to Lardken Pty Limited
  • Method and apparatus for storing heat energy
    Patent number: 8056341
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for storing heat energy in a body of graphite at an elevated temperature are disclosed. The method comprises heating an inner region of a body of graphite when it is required to store the heat energy and recovering the heat by way of a heat exchanger, when the energy is required to be used. The apparatus is suitable for the storage of renewable energy and electric energy obtainable from off peak periods of supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Lardken Pty Limited
    Inventors: Steven John Hamer, Stephen Hollis, Richard Howard Gentle, Hirak Kumar Dutt