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Transforming Cooling to Power

Accelerate power, increase capacity and boost efficiency by making cooling loads flexible and dispatchable resources with the most advanced thermal energy storage system

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IceBrick Unlocks 40% More IT Capacity Compared to Batteries

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Decoupling Cooling Demand from Power Draw

Making cooling flexible and dispatchable allows to accelerate, expand and optimize the use of your power sources

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Speed-to-Power

Accelerate your grid connection by making your cooling loads flexible and dispatchable with IceBrick, qualified for “resource adequacy" [read more]

Up to 25%of demand at peak
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Increase IT Capacity

The system charges the Ice energy on summer nights, using the free capacity created by lower ambient temperatures as the day's heat starts to climb. The system discharges it stored cold energy into your chilled water loop, shaving about 50% of your chiller's load. That way the curve is fattened and new headroom is created now available for new IT capacity.

5–15%added capacity
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Improve Peak PUE

Leverage fast response to fluctuating thermal loads of high-density AI clusters to increase supply temperatures in liquid-cooling loops.

Up to 0.3PUE reduction
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Community Benefit

Reduce local impact of power, water, and land use, with a completely safe, small-footprint, emission-free and fully recyclable solution.

100%Environmentally friendly
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How it Works

Nostromo's IceBrick transforms water into a powerful energy storage solution. By creating ice in a highly efficient process during off-peak hours, it stores cooling energy for later use. When demand peaks, the stored ice cools the facility's circulating water instead of relying on the chillers. The result is lower peak electricity use, more capacity, greater flexibility and efficiency, and a more resilient cooling system.

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Air-cooled data halls

Compatible with traditional space-cooling (CRAH) systems, as well as both air/water-cooled or adiabatic chillers.

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Liquid-cooled racks

Maximize the efficiency of free (air) cooling advanced liquid-based cooling technology by controlling thermal spikes generated by fluctuating high-density workloads.

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The next generation thermal energy storage technology

  • High energy density, smallest footprint, simple retrofit and integration
  • Industry-leading management system for maximizing performance and value
  • High round-trip-efficiency
  • High reliability
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Serving a range of profiles

Energy storage that addresses mission critical operational needs

Data Centers served by IceBrick

Data Centers

Accelerate power and increase capacity by controlling cooling loads and boosting efficiency.

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ESAAS

A Fully-Financed Service Solution

No upfront capital needed with turnkey ESaaS.

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