Ice Bear:
Thermal Energy Storage for Smaller Buildings

Ice-based thermal energy storage systems have long been attractive to utility companies as a way to reduce peak loads on the electric power grid, and to commercial building owners as a way to save money. But the technology has been slow to catch on and generally limited to large buildings that use chillers. The Ice Bear™, introduced commercially in January 2005 by Ice Energy, LLC, may speed the adoption of thermal energy storage by extending the application to smaller buildings.
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