$TGGI Products: Commercial Use:
Ice Plus™
Overview
This patented technology reclaims the normally wasted cold water constantly draining from ice machines and uses it to pre-cool the hot gas refrigerant of the ice machine. The Ice Plus™ technology allows ice producing equipment (which are expensive to operate because they run 24/7) to achieve a) up to 40% less electrical power usage, b) up to 100% increased ice capacity (depending on application) where it is needed, or a combination of both. In addition, it reduces heat generated and rejected to the air around the ice machine by approximately 80%, thereby reducing AC loads and increasing comfort in rooms and buildings where ice making equipment exists.
The Ice Plus is available as a retrofit product for all sizes of ice producing equipment. When installed, payback periods range from 6 months to 3 years, depending on the application. The Ice Plus technology will also soon be available in stand alone machines offered in 2 different sizes by Olive Tree Energy for easy installations and great savings in restaurants, hotels, and all other applications where ice is needed. This unit will outperform all others and be the "greenest" ice machine in the world.
This product has outstanding potential to be used in two ways:
1) It can be used by major manufacturers of new ice machines who sell to end users in any industries that produce, need and/or use large amounts of ice,
2) It can be used as a retrofit product that can be installed on existing ice machines. This technology reclaims the normally wasted ice machine harvest water (and cold melt water) and puts the heat absorption capability of this cold water back into the refrigeration cycle of the ice machine system (into sub-cooling and/or de-superheating). While doing so, it lessens the amount of heat generated by the ice machine, which also reduces AC loads of buildings in which ice making equipment exists.
Harvest & Melt Water Energy Recovery System
Ice Plus™ utilizes normally wasted harvest & melt water to provide air cooled ice machines a dramatic increase in ice production capacities as well as efficiencies.
Benefits of the Ice Plus™
A standard ice machine’s rated capacity is rarely met because ice machines are generally located in the worst possible location. Typically for a restaurant it is located near the kitchen and near the stove(s) in particular. There usually is very little if any ventilation room around the ice machine and it will generate it’s own heat even if there is no heat being generated externally. This results in a locally hot environment around the ice machine and the ice machine’s production rate will drop as the local environment gets hotter.
The Ice Plus™ overcomes all of this by reclaiming the ice cold harvest and melt water stored energy into the refrigeration cycle of the ice machine.
The Ice Plus™ first utilizes the ice cold water in a sub-cooler to sub-cool the liquid refrigerant which increases the system capacity by 1 to 1 1/3% per degree of sub-cooling. The normal liquid refrigerant sub-cooled temperature is 105° to 115°F and by cooling the liquid refrigerant with water at almost 32°F, sub-cooled liquid refrigerant temperatures of lower than 50°F can easily be obtained with this system. Even after sub-cooling the liquid refrigerant, the water is still relatively cold and when passed though the Ice Plus™ refrigerant desuperheater, the high side pressure is substantially reduced and heat that would normally been introduced into the condenser air cooling supply is now absorbed into the harvest and melt water and then sent to waste.
What the Ice Plus™ Does
The Ice Plus™ reclaims the stored energy in normally drained and wasted ice cold water of commercial ice machines and recycles it back into the system, resulting in the following dramatic improvements:
• Increases in ice production capacities by up to 40% or more
• Increases system efficiency by up to 30% or more
• Reduces up to 80% of the heat rejected into surrounding space
• Prolongs the life of the equipment due to equipment running at cooler temperatures
What is the Benefit of the Ice Plus™ Technology to You?
What is the Benefit of the Ice PlusTM Technology to You? A standard ice machine’s rated capacity is rarely met because ice machines are usually located in poor locations for good performance. For example, in a typical restaurant, the machine might be located in warmer spaces where there is little (if any) ventilation. Not only does the machine generate more heat where you don’t want it, it often doesn’t produce the rated amount of ice and takes way too much electricity to run.
The economical but effective Ice Plus™ system solves all of these problems. You’ll be amazed at the payback and return on investment. You’ll also be providing serious energy conservation and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. With the Ice Plus™, you get more ice, more dollar savings, and a cooler environment.
The patented Ice Plus™ technology is also scalable to very large, commercial applications. You’ll demonstrate real industry leadership by having the “greenest” ice production in the world!
Product 2: Commercial Use:
EER Max Energy Recovery System
This patented energy recovery system reclaims wasted cool energy from building exhaust air and expelled condensate water and uses it to pre-cool the hot gas refrigerant of existing air source chiller equipment or DX type HVAC systems in small to large size commercial buildings. It enhances the efficiency by 20 to 40%, resulting in either less electrical power usage, added cooling capacity where it is needed or a combination of both. At the same time, it provides a small amount of water conservation by recycling condensate waste water. Payback periods range from 2.5 to 5 years, depending on the application.
The EER Max has been installed successfully in governmental and commercial buildings, including post offices, military facilities, manufacturing and office buildings. The available EER Max unit sizes range from as small as 6 tons (or 2 each 3 ton units) up to 100 tons. It can also be installed for systems up to 200 tons in size with the application of 2 each 100 ton units to a "dual circuit" HVAC system. This can occur with retrofit applications, or when installed along side of other equipment in new construction settings. While its installed price is similar to Energy Recovery Ventilators, it is a more comprehensive system and performs 3 to 4 times better on average.
Product 3: Commercial & Residential Use:
Commercial Dual Source™ Systems
The Dual Source™ technology has several outstanding uses for both residential home and commercial building applications, for virtually all air-cooled HVACR applications including air-conditioning systems, pool heaters and air-conditioning chiller applications. With this product, any manufacturer's standard heat pump/other AC system, electric heat pump pool heater or chiller equipment can have efficiencies boosted by up to 40%. This can occur with a retrofit applications, or when installed along side of other equipment in new construction settings. It has a huge advantage over other geothermal systems in that it needs only about 5% of the normal loop length and 10% of the fluid flow rate of a standard geothermal system. Thus, it achieves geothermal efficiencies for a fraction of the cost of a normal geothermal system.
The Dual Source can also be retrofitted or installed with new construction on small to very large commercial facilities which have air cooled or DX type HVAC systems. It is a cost effective, flexible system in these applications which uses its unique and flexible geothermal technology to provide outstanding efficiency gains leading to high payback periods, particularly for larger commercial applications. It has been successfully implemented in many applications, such as manufacturing plants, a U.S. naval base building, U.S. Post Offices, and a Florida school.
Residential Dual Source™ Systems
Efficiency and Capacity Gains of 20-45%
For large homes or multi-family facilities, Olive Tree Energy provides Dual Source Systems that deliver from 20% to 45% increases in both capacity and efficiency of existing air conditioning systems.
How it Works
Our Dual Source Systems accomplish dramatic capacity and efficiency gains by using only a very small quantity of cool water from any available source, such as a geothermal source or a cooling tower. The proprietary technology uses this water first to lower the high side pressure of the air cooled A/C system to approximately water cooled conditions. This lowers compressor power consumption and increases refrigerant mass flow. Second, the technology achieves substantial additional sub-cooling of the liquid refrigerant, which also increases mass flow of the refrigerant.
The result is a system that is as efficient as a water cooled system and has greatly increased capacity.
Product 4: Commercial & Residential Use:
The Greenest Water Heating Device in the World Saves Your Customers Up to 80%
ZeroEnergy™ produces free hot water from normally wasted heat produced by air conditioning.
A water heater uses a lot more energy than most people think because plenty of power is required to heat a big tank. It’s responsible for up to 25% of a typical utility bill.
At the same time, air conditioning removes heat from a building and throws it off outside into the environment as waste. The ZeroEnergy™ recaptures that heat energy and reuses it to heat water. It’s an old concept, but the ZeroEnergy™ does it in a revolutionary new, yet proven, way.
ZeroEnergy™ requires no power input and no maintenance. Plus it actually increases the efficiency of the AC system.
Because there is no pump and no electrical power required, ZeroEnergy™ has the highest coefficient of performance in the industry and offers “worry free” operation. It has an unmatched 10 year warranty and
helps your AC system perform better and last longer.
ZeroEnergy™ has the lowest overall lifecycle cost of all hot water heating systems.
Lifecycle cost is the “bottom line” performance measurement for water heating systems. When comparing to other options, one must carefully consider installation costs, maintenance requirements and energy savings/return on investment over time.
ZeroEnergy™ outperforms them all, reducing water heating costs by up to 80% in some applications. All things considered, ZeroEnergy™ is the best option for anyone who wants to save energy and protect the environment. ZeroEnergy™ is, quite simply, the Greenest Hot Water Heating Device in the World!
ZeroEnergy™ reduces greenhouse gas emissions by over four tons per year in the typical residential application.
ZeroEnergy™ reduces the energy use and carbon footprint of homes and buildings. In the the typical residential application, ZeroEnergy™ reduces greenhouse gas emissions by over 4 tons of greenhouse gasses per year!
How important is that? Well, if just 100,000 homes use ZeroEnergy™, one less coal-fired power plant will
be needed. That’s a huge plus for the environment. ZeroEnergy™ is a blessing for everybody on the planet.
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