Fafco, a global leader in thermal energy storage solutions, has appointed Pure Thermal as its exclusive Sales & Technical Partner/Distributor for the UK and Irish markets.
With over 1,400 operational IceBat systems across Europe, Fafco is now bringing its proven Cold Thermal Energy Storage technology to the UK addressing the increasing demand for cost-effective and resilient cooling solutions.
IceBat: A Game-Changer delivering Cooling Resilience, Peak Shaving and Cost + Carbon Savings
The IceBat system is an advanced Cold Thermal Energy Storage (CTES) Phase Change System that enhances cooling system efficiency while significantly reducing operating costs and carbon emissions.
By leveraging low-cost off-peak electricity to create & store cooling energy, IceBat provides a fast-reacting and highly flexible alternative to conventional electrical battery storage making it particularly suited to the UK’s evolving energy landscape.
Key benefits of the IceBat system include:
- Provides cooling system resilience
Reduces the need for oversized chillers/plant while ensuring peak or contingent demands can be satisfied by maintaining predetermined cooling capacity levels for use at any time
- Enables cooling capacity peak shaving with no additional power supply
Increase on-site cooling capacity from existing systems by accumulating thermal capacity during low demand periods by applying chillers to charge the IceBat
- Reduces operating costs via accessing variable/lower electricity tariffs
Maximises and enables the use of low-cost electricity by operating chillers/cooling plant to charge the IceBat when lower cost tariffs are available
- Provides application flexibility with a complete range of kWh capacities
IceBat can be applied to a wide range of applications with Thermal Battery capacities from 150kWh to 18,000kWh
- Enables carbon reductions to be achieved from cooling systems
Improves the efficiency of existing cooling systems by reducing emissions via operating cooling plant when low carbon input electricity is available
- Delivers application flexibility & seamless Integration
Works with existing chiller/cooling plant without the requirement for independent cooling plant enabling greater flexibility to be delivered from existing assets
- Enables the optimisation of existing cooling systems
IceBat application removes the risk of low demand cooling plant on/off cycling whilst also enabling plant to operate during high efficiency lower temperature overnight periods
- Provides scalable performance
Close control provides variable charge and discharge capability precisely modulating energy transfer with a minimum output flow temperature of 0.5°C.
- Compact Phase Change Technology
With IceBat the storage of thermal energy via phase change is both highly efficient and practical with the space required being 8 x less than if only chilled water accumulation tanks were utilised.
- Suitable for both retrofit & new Installations
Enhances the performance of existing cooling systems within retrofit applications and integrates seamlessly into new project designs enabling cooling plant capacity to be reduced.
Meeting the UK’s Growing Energy Storage Needs
As energy costs fluctuate and grid resilience becomes increasingly critical, the demand for cost-effective thermal storage solutions is rising. Unlike traditional electrical battery storage, IceBat provides a highly economical and efficient way to store and utilise energy for cooling applications.
‘We’re seeing increasing requirements for load shifting and also capacity management within cooling applications’ commented Garry Broadbent of Pure Thermal, continuing ‘having developed a strong relationship with Fafco, and being extremely impressed with their proven track record, we are really pleased to now be appointed as their UK partner as we see significant potential for Cold Thermal Energy Storage in the UK & Ireland’.
With a 40-year track record and an installed capacity exceeding 3.6GWh of Cold Thermal Energy Storage, IceBat is a well proven solution which is now available in the UK with the capability to deliver immediate benefits for both industrial and commercial cooling applications.
To launch IceBat to the UK market Pure Thermal is hosting an open day at the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET) Savoy Place London on Tuesday the 18th of March with Cold Thermal Storage Technical/Application Seminars throughout the day.
The Fafco and Pure Thermal application/technical teams will be present on the day to provide attendees with case study overviews, system design details and application advice along with a full technical briefing detailing how IceBat is currently applied throughout Europe.
Register to attend the 18th of March technical seminar day and learn more about IceBat by sending an email to info@purethermal.co.uk with the subject Cold Battery Seminar and the session times will be sent through.
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