Media Coverage
Milkwood Office Park – it’s about control
April 22, 2017
Milkwood Office Park in Umhlanga Ridge South Africa boasts a flexible design that offers excellent air quality and temperature control, while still keeping energy consumption to a minimum.
California Resort Keeps its Storage on Ice
Apri 21, 2017
In a subtropical climate where hot summer days are the norm, it takes a massive effort to cool the entire property.
3 reasons to get charged up about energy storage
April 11, 2017
How did batteries become such a sexy discussion topic among sustainability professionals?
Zellwood school serves as Orange district's 'green' model
March 17, 2017
LEED Certified Zellwood Elementary uses a thermal energy storage system to store ice created by chillers run at night, when electricity is less expensive, allowing the chillers to run less during the day.
Library installs energy storage tanks to lower costs
Feb 9, 2017
The Alachua County Library in Gainesville, Florida, has installed new energy storage tanks to reduce its operating costs.
Naval Postgraduate School creates microgrid with ice bank storage
January 12, 2017
As the nation’s largest consumer of energy, the Department of Defense (DoD) has created a goal to explore different ways of optimizing renewable energy resources based on end-use application.
Jefferson Community College Makes Sustainability Part of Its Mission
Jan/Feb 2017
Sustainability is a core value of the Jefferson Community College (JCC) mission. Located on 37 wooded acres in northern New York State on the outskirts of Watertown, Jefferson Community College has long advocated responsibly using resources to achieve balance among economic, environmental, and social practices and policies.
The balance of power – modelling a microgrid in Durban, South Africa
January 2016
Smart grids offer the potential for buildings to generate and store power for future use.
Mather is First LI Hospital to Use Thermal Storage for Cooling
December 27, 2016
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital will become the first Long Island hospital to install a thermal (ice) storage system to help with cooling the hospital during warmer months.
Sungrow Connects China’s Largest Solar Plus Storage Microgrid Project…Plus News from CALMAC & EHT
December 15, 2016
Naval post graduate school uses CALMAC system to show power of microgrids.
Solar and Ice-based Energy Storage
December 6, 2016
100+ year-old Alamo Heights Independent School District upgrades energy technologies as student population grows.
Successful Microgrid Demonstration Uses Calmac’s IceBank Energy Storage
November 29, 2016
Ice-based energy storage helps optimize on-site renewable energy resources
Naval Multi-Physics Lab Adds Ice Energy Storage to its Renewable Microgrid
November 15, 2016
The U.S. Armed Forces are playing a key, pivotal role in hastening the transition to clean, distributed energy resources.
Naval school demonstrates microgrid with CALMAC energy storage
November 15, 2016
CALMAC's ice-based thermal energy storage technology was implemented into the Naval Post Graduate School’s Integrated Multi-Physics Renewable Energy Laboratory in Monterey, California.
Ice bank storage melts away L.A. resort's utility costs
October 13, 2016
Despite switches in both utility provider and rate structure after its initial new chiller plant design was finished, Pacific Palms Resorts upgrade lowered its peak electrical demand by as much as 46% during the summer of 2015.
Ice-based Energy Storage Cuts Headquarters' Daytime Energy Demand in Half
October 10, 2016
After reading about the benefits of thermal energy storage for cooling buildings, Dan Whitcraft, CFM, the district’s facilities & safety services administrator, received a peer recommendation for CALMAC IceBank energy storage.
Energy storage growth: Something old as well as some things new
October 4, 2016
Impressive 600kW / 3,600kWh CALMAC ice thermal storage system and 200kW / 400kWh Tesla battery storage system; Both in San Diego
Design Build Awards: Comfort on Ice
October 2016
The comfort solution for Ingersoll-Rand/Trane's headquarters building is based on CALMAC ice storage integrated with a Trane air-cooled chiller.
Breaking the Ice with Thermal Energy Storage
September 22, 2016
Quick quiz: Where can somebody find a very common substance that has the potential to drastically reduce energy spending – especially at peak price points when electricity is most expensive?
Sarasota schools lighting up the savings
September 17, 2015
Sarasota County's school system is one of the most energy efficient in the state, and the district is pushing for more savings, driven by the idea that every dollar not spent on lighting or air conditioning can go to education.
[AUDIO] Interview on the Importance of Energy Storage
September 5, 2016
CALMAC Corp CEO, Mark MacCracken discusses the struggle for utilities to meet peak electricity demand due to creation of cooling. Mark illustrates the importance of pairing thermal energy storage with renewable energy and the cost difference between day and night power for residential and commercial customers.
To Beat City Heat, Use an 'Ice Battery'
August 31, 2016
Can thermal storage break the urban air-conditioning feedback loop?
Top 4 Ways To Capture The Energy And Cost Savings Of Thermal Storage
August 26, 2016
Tap into engineering and business experience to capitalize on opportunities in the realms of utility incentives, tax incentives, energy usage, and energy demand.
What Moakley Courthouse's Old-School Cooling System Could Teach Us About Energy Storage
August 19, 2016
A high pitched hum comes from pumps and boilers in the basement of the Moakley Courthouse in Boston's Innovation District, but in the seldom seen sub-basement below, things are a lot quieter — and a lot cooler.
How Ice Can Help Reduce Global Warming
August 11, 2016
As the planet gets warmer, the demand for cooling will increase, which will, in turn, most likely add to emissions.
Facility Retrofit: Keeping Cool With Lower Energy Costs
August 8, 2016
In central Florida, a county library facility employs thermal energy storage via ice for space cooling during peak demand hours.
Axiom Exergy Raises $2.5 Million To Turn Refrigerators Into Batteries
August 2, 2016
Who knows—cool might finally be in fashion?
The Rink At The River To Debut Holiday Ice Skating In Rancho Mirage
August 2, 2016
Ice skating at The River is for all -- families and friends, the young and young at heart, locals and visitors.
Energy Storage: The Facility Manager's Greatest Tool
July 26, 2016
What is energy storage, and how can it be put to use, today, in facilities across the country?
Zero energy and onsite thermal energy storage
July 26, 2016
A zero energy building can reduce its peak demand through the use of thermal energy storage by making ice during off-peak hours to cool the building during peak periods.