Ice Energy Introduces Ice Cub Residential Cooling and Heating Solution
New residential ice storage system delivers efficient cooling and heating while optimizing solar usage
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Ice Energy, a provider of distributed thermal energy storage solutions, has launched the Ice Cub — a way to cool and heat the home, store energy, and optimize solar power. Building upon Ice Energy’s patented thermal energy storage and load management technology, the company said the Ice Cub is designed to provide homeowners with an affordable, reliable, and eco-friendly heating, cooling, and energy storage system.
The Ice Cub is a compact, home-optimized HVAC system comprised of an ultra-high efficiency compressor and ice tank with heat exchanger. The compressor operates in multiple modes; it can cool the home like a conventional a/c unit or, alternatively, it can store energy in the form of cooling by freezing water in the ice tank. When the latter process is complete, the compressor can be shut off and, without using any electricity to create cooling, the ice battery will provide up to four hours of cooling to an entire home. Further, when heating is required, the circuit reverses and the compressor operates as a heat pump to provide all the heating required for a home.