Device for providing heat or cold by means of adsorption, having at least the following components: - adsorption module comprising an adsorber with at least one adsorbent and at least one further heat transfer device and at least one working medium; - at least one layered heat reservoir; - at least one driving heat source; and - at least one heat transfer fluid, wherein both the adsorber as well as the heat transfer device have a closable fluidic connection for the heat transfer fluid to the layered heat reservoir, wherein the heat transfer fluid present in the connection has a circulation between the heat transfer device and the layered heat reservoir, wherein the device has at least one heater circuit comprising a fluidic connection from the driving heat source to the layered heat reservoir with at least one pump and/or at least one multi-way selection valve for shutting off or regulating the flow of fluids, the selectable connections of which are fluidically connected to different positions/levels in the layered heat reservoir characterised in that it has at least one evaporator/condenser circuit, containing the adsorption module with only one heat transfer device acting as evaporator and condenser and containing a fluidic connection from heat transfer device to layered heat reservoir with at least one pump and at least one, preferably at least two multi-way selection valves (8a and 8b) for shutting off or regulating the flow of fluids, wherein in the evaporator/condenser circuit there is furthermore a fluidic connection, which can be established via the component, to a low-temperature heat source, wherein the device comprises exactly one adsorber, and wherein the device - has at least one heat sink circuit containing a fluidic connection from a medium-temperature heat sink to layered heat reservoir with at least one pump and/or at least one multi-way selection valve for shutting off or regulating the flow of fluids, the selectable connections of which are fluidically connected to different levels in the layered heat accumulator. - adsorption module comprising an adsorber with at least one adsorbent and at least one further heat transfer device and at least one working medium; - at least one layered heat reservoir; - at least one driving heat source; and - at least one heat transfer fluid, wherein both the adsorber as well as the heat transfer device have a closable fluidic connection for the heat transfer fluid to the layered heat reservoir, wherein the heat transfer fluid present in the connection has a circulation between the heat transfer device and the layered heat reservoir, wherein the device has at least one heater circuit comprising a fluidic connection from the driving heat source to the layered heat reservoir with at least one pump and/or at least one multi-way selection valve for shutting off or regulating the flow of fluids, the selectable connections of which are fluidically connected to different positions/levels in the layered heat reservoir characterised in that it has at least one evaporator/condenser circuit, containing the adsorption module with only one heat transfer device acting as evaporator and condenser and containing a fluidic connection from heat transfer device to layered heat reservoir with at least one pump and at least one, preferably at least two multi-way selection valves (8a and 8b) for shutting off or regulating the flow of fluids, wherein in the evaporator/condenser circuit there is furthermore a fluidic connection, which can be established via the component, to a low-temperature heat source, wherein the device comprises exactly one adsorber, and wherein the device - has at least one heat sink circuit containing a fluidic connection from a medium-temperature heat sink to layered heat reservoir with at least one pump and/or at least one multi-way selection valve for shutting off or regulating the flow of fluids, the selectable connections of which are fluidically connected to different levels in the layered heat accumulator.