Dallas-based Trinity Thermal Systems pioneers green air-conditioner technology

by PegNews wire

DALLAS — Green energy can soon be obtained through a range of air-conditioning products called IceCycle, created by parent company Trinity Thermal Systems. IceCycle products, which will be available for both commercial and neighborhood use, capture and store inexpensive off-peak cooling energy and use it to provide air-conditioning during expensive peak times. By reducing the demand for peak power needs, these products correspondingly reduce emissions from power plants. The end result is the creation of less pollution and lower utility bills for consumers.

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Previous environmentally-friendly cooling methods have proven inefficient

Because of its benefit to the environment and energy users, many manufacturers and builders are making a stronger commitment to green energy products. GE & Aperion Development are joint venturing to create two large green real estate developments in Fort Worth, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico, which will include IceCycle products. The Fort Worth Traditions project, located about one mile west of the Texas Motor Speedway off Highway 114, began in August 2007 with the development of its first model home. The complete site will include 7,000 green homes, 3,000 green multi-family units and 1.5 million square feet of green office/retail space.

“It is so rewarding to be able to include IceCycle’s state-of-the-art energy saving technology in our green properties,” said Todd Russo, vice president at Aperion. “Our commitment is to create developments that are less power dependent, and products like IceCycle that store off-peak energy are exactly the kind of technology we need to help conserve and save resources.”

“We are thrilled to be able to offer this new technology to help in the fight against global warming,” said Mark Glover, CEO of IceCycle. “Our technology offers solutions for more than 95 percent of all commercial buildings and 20 percent of all residential homes. By implementing these products, individuals and businesses are doing their part to save energy and also saving money in utility costs.”

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Aaron Johnson, says:

BTW, it's just an ice machine that runs overnight to create a giant ice cube, then it blows air over it all day long. Fantastically simple, but effective idea.

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Aaron, you are correct that blowing air across ice is an old and proven way to beat the heat during times of peak cooling demand. There are reports that the Egyptians were the first to do this and imported ice by cart from the mountains to cool important facilities. In America, blowing air across ice was used in the early picture shows (silent pictures) to cool patrons. Churches also made ice all week to cool early American congregations on Sunday mornings. These were the early techniques for what is now widely known as Thermal Energy Storage (TES). Today, facilities like DFW Airport, hospitals, schools and many downtown Austin buildings utilize huge TES systems.

However, IceCycle is a new patented TES system that captures and stores off-peak energy at night (when electricity is inexpensive and in abundant supply) and then is downloaded to an insulated storage tank that is usually located underground. During expensive peak demand periods, cooling energy can be uploaded from storage and used to chill the refrigerant of the air conditioning system (usually Freon). IceCycle Retro works with existing air conditioning systems. IceCycle Home, IceCycle Commercial and IceCycle Neighborhood are systems designed for new construction applications.