PROFILE /Data Centers
Grid-interactive flexibility enables data centers
to reduce peak load and fast-track interconnection
IceBricks can discharge within minutes of a grid request. This allows up to 40% of your peak load to be curtailed to offset grid peaks. This makes utilities and grid operators very happy.
Scale capacity on demand with minimal investment
IceBricks shift peak power demand to periods when power is plentiful. This alleviates major grid stress and allows data centers to run independently of the grid during high-demand periods, ensuring a consistent and reliable cooling supply.
This strategic approach improves efficiency, lowers operating costs and cuts carbon emissions while generating a new revenue stream and an attractive return on investment (depending on location and local energy policies).
The compact and modular IceBrick® packs powerful benefits
Savings
Charge when power is cheap power. Discharge when power is expensive or negotiate low-cost PPAs
Resilience
Add backup cooling that pays daily dividends
Increase IT Capacity
Making up to 40% of electric demand flexible, enabling “firm-up non-firm supply arrangement for the cooling load
Cut Emissions
Shift demand to low-carbon hours to achieve 100% carbon-free operation
How It Works
IceBricks® bolt onto chilled water systems. A charging chiller then freezes the sealed capsules in the IceBrick® and that cold energy is stored and discharged to offset peak loads. The system is managed by an advanced on-site controller, for energy flow management, and a cloud-based management and optimization platform for performance control, grid-integration, and reporting.
Use Cases
Cutting Energy Costs
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Adding Redundancy
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Energy Efficiency
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Investment Deferral
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Cutting Carbon Emissions
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