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...
"The end result is a thinner, yet harder surface, which leads to faster play on a clearer sheet of ice." - Fort Saskatchewan Record Last week, Zach Mueller of the Fort Saskatchewan Record published a story about the REALice installation in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. The article touches...
Ontario's Cap-and-Trade Program came into effect on January 1, 2017, adding 3.3¢ to every cubic meter of natural gas being consumed. Here's how REALice can help lower natural gas costs and greenhouse gas emissions....
Toronto's George Bell Arena is now using REALice-treated water sourced straight from the cold water tap at 5.7°C to resurface their ice - a dramatic change from the 57°C they used to use for resurfacing their ice...
VANCOUVER - REALice® has been installed at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex in City of Williams Lake in 2014. Garry Breck, Facility Maintenance Coordinator, speaks about his experience with the system: "If you can afford the Real Ice system it makes a lot of sense to put it in. The only draw backs...
The George Bell Arena in Toronto, ON has purchased a REALice System, becoming the second arena in the province of Ontario to switch to REALice's cold water ice resurfacing technology....
Switching customers to new technology demands time and skill The traditional way to make ice in an indoor hockey rink is to use hot water, but a new technology makes it possible to achieve the same end at a lower cost using room-temperature water. Educating people about that breakthrough...
Enbridge’s $5K incentive offer will help its Ontario arena customers lower their energy costs, carbon emissions October 10, 2016 - Enbridge, the Canadian energy delivery company, has announced a program for its ice arena customers in Ontario. They’re offering an incentive of $5,000 per ice sheet for their natural gas...
“We are also taxpayers, so if we can save money for the municipality, it helps us out too." --Mike Knight, Supervisor of Arenas, City of Chilliwack and Chief Engineer, Twin Rinks Arena The Twin Rinks Arena in Chilliwack, BC turned 40 this year. Run by the...
I end up talking about brine temperature all the time. That's because with REALice, that's where the real energy savings are. When using REALice-treated water to resurface your rink, your ice plant doesn't need to work as hard taking the heat off the ice and with...