At IAX Canada
We understand the power of collaboration and the significant value it brings to our clients.
Through our strategic partnerships with key industry leaders, we enhance our service offerings and provide our customers with access to cutting-edge technologies and specialised expertise. These collaborations are instrumental in delivering superior ice rink solutions that are both innovative and cost-effective. By leveraging these strong partnerships, we ensure our clients receive the most advanced options tailored to meet their specific needs and exceed their expectations. This approach enhances operational efficiencies and strengthens our clients' competitive edge in the market.
SUN-ICE Energy/ IAXCANADA Global Operations
The biggest challenge in ice rink operations is managing the electrical costs. Electricity can make up to 80% of all operational costs. Grid power prices are subject to demand. At peak demand the cost is obviously more, this usually occurs at midday at the warmest part of the day when everyone is running A/C and industry is in full operation. By utilizing thermal storage, we can store the energy and re-use it when the price of power is high.
SUN-ICE ENERGY PTE and IAXCANADA GLOBAL OPERATIONS PTE, have created a system that utilizes solar power and Phase Changing Material (PCM) that stores the thermal energy created by running the refrigeration and A/C equipment through means of converting DC voltage to usable created in the PCM blocks to use when the sun is not available. This system will take much of the electrical costs out of the equation and reduce operating costs by up to 50%. -75%
SUN-ICE ENERGY PTE and IAXCANADA GLOBAL OPERATIONS PTE, have created a system that utilizes solar power and Phase Changing Material (PCM) that stores the thermal energy created by running the refrigeration and A/C equipment through means of converting DC voltage to usable created in the PCM blocks to use when the sun is not available. This system will take much of the electrical costs out of the equation and reduce operating costs by up to 50%. -75%
The system is already proven in Singapore as SUN-ICE ENERGY and Greenspace+ have free standing containers utilizing solar and PCM for the air conditioning. The Container remains at a cool 21 degrees Celsius, 24 hours a day without any support from the grid. There are no grid wires connected to the containers. The same applies with the ice rink operations.
IAXCANADA GLOBAL OPERATIONS & SUN-ICE ENERGY have built a simulation test rink in Singapore that will be fully operational in 2024, with a 5 meter by 5-meter ice slab to test the limits and operational optimization of the system. The system is completely automated and will be Data Logged for research purposes with the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. We invite everyone to visit our test location to see the results firsthand.
IAXCANADA would like to incorporate this technology into the ice rinks and create enough solar energy to not only supply the entire facility with refrigeration and air conditioning, but also create enough to sell back to the grid, making the facility a NET + ice rink.
IAXCANADA GLOBAL OPERATIONS & SUN-ICE ENERGY have built a simulation test rink in Singapore that will be fully operational in 2024, with a 5 meter by 5-meter ice slab to test the limits and operational optimization of the system. The system is completely automated and will be Data Logged for research purposes with the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. We invite everyone to visit our test location to see the results firsthand.
IAXCANADA would like to incorporate this technology into the ice rinks and create enough solar energy to not only supply the entire facility with refrigeration and air conditioning, but also create enough to sell back to the grid, making the facility a NET + ice rink.
The installation of such technology would be roughly 30% more to install the floor system using the PCM floor system. And would require approximately 3000 square meters of roof space for solar panels. This would make the ice rink virtually independent from the grid system and be self-sufficient. By eliminating the large electrical costs, the return on this investment will have paid back in 3-5 years.