SANTA CLARA, CA-- Ice Energy, a provider of distributed energy storage and smart grid solutions for optimizing energy system efficiency, has teamed with Data Aire, a provider of computer room air conditioning systems, to offer the industry's first cost-effective energy storage solution specifically developed to address peak cooling loads in data and telecom centers.
The companies have completed compatibility testing of Ice Energy's Ice Bear(R) distributed energy storage system with Data Aire's Data Temp cooling systems to deliver an integrated hybrid cooling solution that enables data and telecom centers to slash on-peak electricity demand, better manage energy costs, and reduce their building's environmental footprint.
Unlike load management cycling or curtailment programs that can negatively impact reliability and availability, Ice Energy's solution transparently shifts energy consumption for cooling from high-impact daytime hours to low-impact nighttime hours--when electricity generation is cleaner, more efficient and less expensive--with no operational or behavioral change.
Using patented technology, the Ice Bear system stores cooling energy at night by freezing water in an insulated storage tank. It cools efficiently during the day by circulating chilled refrigerant from the tank to the Data Aire equipment, eliminating the need to run the energy-intensive compressor and condenser during peak daytime hours. During off-peak hours, the Data Aire cooling system operates as usual. Together, this unique hybrid system surpasses the overall efficiency and performance of conventional equipment alone.
To further reduce operating costs and spur adoption of the new technology, California utilities PG&E, Southern California Edison, and Anaheim Public Utilities offer programs to help underwrite the cost and installation of Ice Energy's Ice Bear energy storage systems in data and telecom centers throughout their service areas, including both new construction and existing facilities.
The announcement was made in conjunction with Connectivity Week/Gridwise Expo in Santa Clara, where Ice Energy is a sponsor, featured exhibitor and presenter. The company is also one of four finalists for the event's annual Buildy Award in the Smart Grid category. Since 2004, the Buildy Awards have been presented to leaders, visionaries and implementers of smart devices and smart systems in the context of commercial buildings, residential, energy management and other applications.
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