edatoakrun
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For regions where air conditioning is responsible for daily energy demand peaks (most of the developed world) thermal storage has the potential to offer superior performance to using batteries to store electricity.
This is the first attempt that I've seen to market a product to homeowners.
This is the first attempt that I've seen to market a product to homeowners.
http://energystoragereport.info/ice-energy-ice-bear-thermal-energy-storage/#more-4017Ice Energy consumer product slated for 2017
Ice Energy, the thermal energy storage player, is planning to offer a consumer variant of its new Ice Bear 20 product next year...
It will cost slightly more than a new air conditioning system. But it could come in “a little bit under the cost of air conditioning if you take account of rebates in California,” ...
http://cleantechnica.com/2016/02/29/intelligent-ice-battery-homes-introduced-ice-energy/Intelligent Ice Battery For Homes Introduced By Ice Energy
..What is the cost per unit?
For utilities, which buy in MW scale, the pricing is similar to our Ice Bear 30, so the least cost distributed energy storage is about 50% of the cost of lithium-ion batteries on a life cycle basis.
For homeowners in California, IB 20s can be purchased for the cost of a conventional AC system...