As part of Enbridge's Ice Resurfacing Initiative, the George Bell arena, in Toronto ON qualified for a rebate to cover 50% of the cost of REALice technology. Major findings of this success story: Natural gas savings - estimated natural gas savings of 14,366 m3; Electricity savings...
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...
Energy savings and running your ice at a higher set point, yes. But what arena managers really like is how REALice reduces their compressors' run time....
With a flurry of inquiries from Ontario municipalities with twin pads, we thought you'd like to see the reduced consumption a typical twin pad would have using REALice's cold water resurfacing technology....
May 1, 2017 - Trico Centre for Family Wellness (Calgary, AB), a busy year-round multi-use recreation facility with twin NHL-sized ice rinks, has purchased and installed a REALice system to resurface their ice with unheated water. This community-owned non-profit takes pride in operating their facility...
The black pearl. The black diamond. The turbocharger. Those are just some of the nicknames the REALice ice makers are calling the system at the heart of their ice arena. Here's why....
VANCOUVER – April 10th, 2017 – Back in January, we wrote about how board-run George Bell Arena in Toronto, Ontario is using REALice-treated water sourced straight from the cold water tap to resurface their ice. Over the past two months, both supplying utilities, Enbridge Gas and Toronto Hydro, have kept a close...
We don't usually talk about the REALice® installations in the USA, but this one is rather important. Larry Bruyere is the arena manager at Ice in Paradise in Goleta, California and he's been an ice maker for over 30 years. When his twin-pad opened 16 months ago,...
VANCOUVER - March 15, 2017 - The City of Nanaimo has completed its evaluation process to equip the Nanaimo Ice Centre (NIC) Twin rinks Arena with an ice water treatment system and chose to make the switch to REALice. "By using unheated water to resurface both our ice...
VANCOUVER – March 8, 2017 – The District Municipality of Kitimat is the second municipality in British Columbia to convert all its arenas to REALice cold water resurfacing technology. By making the decision to install a REALice System at both the Tamitik Arena and Kitimat Ice...