Commercial buildings are installing systems that freeze water overnight when electricity is cheap and then use that stored cold to cool spaces during peak hours. Big savings: one tower in Manhattan carries 500 000 lbs of ice under its floor. It’s working at more than 4 000 sites already.
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(c) erin mckenna

Batería de hielo para climatización: tecnología que reduce costes en ~40 %

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Edificios comerciales emplean sistemas que congelan agua de noche cuando la electricidad es barata y luego usan ese frío almacenado para climatizar durante horas punta. Un rascacielos de Manhattan genera 500 000 lbs de hielo bajo su suelo. Ya está en más de 4 000 instalaciones.

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