Congratulations to the District of Summerland for its efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in municipal operations. Specific actions taken by the District include completing detailed energy audits on all 12 major municipal buildings (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers -Level 2),...
As part of their COVID19 response to help municipalities save cost on their operations and recognizing that REALice is a reliable solution with proven results, FortisBC decided to increase the point of sale rebate offer for REALice from $20,000 to $27,000. This covers more than 75%...
Watch Michael Knight, Supervisor of Arenas for the Sardis Sports Complex in Chilliwack, BC sharing his experience with REALice. This interview is from the Mayors' Megawatt Challenge webinar called "Treated cold floodwater: debunking the myths". Click here to watch the replay of the interview with Michael...
Vancouver, July 25, 2019 - More communities in BC are jumping on the FortisBC Rink De-aerator rebate offer and are benefiting from the $20,000 incentive for the purchase of the REALice system. After the City of Chilliwack has decided to equip their newest ice sheet at the Sardis Sports...
We are thrilled that FortisBC features REALice in one of their energy conservation commercials. The 30-second clip, featuring Jim Kobialko, the Conservation & Energy Management Program Manager for Fortis BC, has been posted on the web and is also being shown on TV. Reducing Costs and...
Calling all FortisBC commercial rate class natural gas customers and FortisBC commercial electric customers By using REALice and saving over 1,200 gigaojoules of natural gas annually, your facility may be eligible for rebates covering 30% or more of your project costs. That’s like buying 3 REALice systems and getting...
The City of Nanaimo was looking for opportunities to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This summer, REALice was installed in the Nanaimo Ice Centre and now maintenance workers resurface their 2 NHL-sized ice sheets with cold water. When Scott Pamminger (Manager, Infrastructure Planning and Energy...
In 2014, FortisBC ran a large scale pilot project that introduced REALice technology in 10 ice arenas across BC. According to FortisBC, together, the 10 participating ice arenas reduced their energy consumption by 2,900 gigajoules per year! That’s like taking 714 cars off the road annually. Click...
FortisBC ran a pilot program with 10 ice arenas across British Columbia to investigate vortex mechanical de-aerator technology during the current ice season. Subject to the terms and conditions of a pilot agreement (the “Monitoring Access and Funding Agreement”), pilot participants have received rebates that cover...
Summary 90% of the pilot participants successfully adapted their operations to the REALice® technology. The achieved ice quality was evaluated from acceptable to excellent. FortisBC quantified the average savings across the participating pilot arenas at 330 GJ in Natural Gas per year Across the pilot arenas, an increase of the slab temperature was required at...