Videos

Videos can be one of the best introductions to thermal storage. We’ve collected a series of videos from CNN, CBS, along with many other sources including our own productions. Visit a high school that’s using thermal storage as a teaching tool. Or, go inside One Bryant Park, a LEED Platinum thermal storage building in New York City.

Pueblo County Courthouse

Pueblo County Courthouse chiller plant and controls system upgrades exceed expectations by reducing energy costs 24 percent and earning ENERGY STAR® certification.

Trane Thermal Battery Cooling System

The Thermal Battery cooling system acts like a battery to intelligently dispatch stored energy to satisfy building cooling needs while lowering the impact of cooling on the grid and environment.

Jeptha Creed Distillery Case Study

In need of an efficient and economical way to cool their product and an open building concept, Jeptha Creed Distillery partnered with Harshaw Trane to find the right solution for their business.

Ask This Old House [Sneak Peak]

This fall the Future House segment takes a first look at emerging technologies that may one day be in every home. Watch a sneak peak of CALMAC ice cooling technology here (at the 2:10 mark)!

Renewables and Storage

Watch a plan by Amory Lovins to reach 100% renewables. First add renewables then put excess electricity into distributed storage.

Case Study: School District

St. Lucie County School District reduces utility costs by $5 million a year with a chiller plant  thermal energy storage upgrade.

CALMAC: Then and Now

In 1955, the founder of CALMAC attended the first solar energy convention with his son, current CEO Mark MacCracken, in Phoenix, AZ. Fast forward to 2009 and CALMAC's CEO returns to Arizona to attend the GreenBuild Expo to showcase his energy storage technology.

Case Study: Smart Grid

Learn about the first smart grid building in downtown Philadelphia and how it uses thermal storage for demand response.

CALMAC: The Beginning

CALMAC founder, Calvin D. MacCracken shares his thoughts on the potential of Solar Energy on the 1952 T.V. show 2000 A.D.

ESA Interview with CALMAC CEO

Watch Mark MacCracken, CEO of CALMAC give a nifty ice storage analogy, explain how thermal storage has evolved and its impact plus talk about LEED and duck curves with Jim Pierbon, the Game Changers columnist at the Energy Collective interview during the the Energy Storage Association (ESA) Conference.

Case Study: IKEA

Senator Mark Udall tours IKEA's state-of-the-art geothermal system with energy storage which cuts the store's heating and cooling costs in half, and saves energy.

Case Study- TIAA-Cref

29 stories up on the roof of 730 Third Ave in New York City energy storage saves $700,000 per year and lowers carbon footprint

Energy storage presentation

One hour Earthwise presentation by Southeast regional expert on ice storage explains the integral role ice storage plays in sustainability.