REALice  Ice  Making  System

REALice System

PNE  Ice  Arenas  !PNE  Currently  has  Two  Ice  Arenas  in  Operation  ▪Coliseum  (16,000  seating  capacity  and  home  of  the  Vancouver  Giants  from  September  to  April)  ▪Agrodome  (3500  seating  capacity  and  used  for  Community  Ice  from    September  to  March)  

!REALice  Fortis  BC  Pilot  Program  (November  2013)  REALice  System  was  installed  in  the  Agrodome  instead  of  the  Coliseum  ▪Agrodome  has  10  times  more  ice  use  than  the  Coliseum  (more  hot  water  floods  with  Zamboni  and  energy  saving  potential)  ▪Agrodome  hot  water  system  could  not  keep  up  with  shower  water  demand  for  user  groups  when  Zamboni  required  hot  water  for  ice  floods  (building  was  not  originally  designed  as  a  Community  Ice  facility)                                    

Coliseum  Ice  Arena

Agrodome  Ice  Arena

Agrodome  Ice  Arena

REALice System!Energy  Demand  for  the  Agrodome  before  the  REALice  System      ▪Zamboni  520  has  a  200  US  Gallon  tank  (approx.  150  US  gallons  of  hot  water  used  per  ice  flood)  ▪Zamboni  averaged  12  ice  floods/day  or  2160  ice  floods/year  which  equated  to  over  324,000  gallons  of  hot  water  previously  used  per  year  ▪Hot  water  for  ice  floods  was  previously  between  120  and  140  degrees  F  ▪Ice  temperature  set  point  was  18  degrees  F                      

Zamboni  520

Agrodome  Domestic  Hot  Water  System

REALice System!How  Things  Have  Changed  Using  REALice      ▪Community  Ice  User  groups  have  requested  less  ice  floods  due  to  a  more  durable  ice  surface  ▪Icemakers  use  only  cold  water  for  ice  floods  (45  degrees  F)  instead  of  hot  water  (120  to  140  degrees  F)  ▪Ice  temperature  set  point  increased  to  21  degrees  F  (instead  of  18  degrees  F)                                              

Agrodome  REALice  Zamboni  Filling  Station

REALice System

Additional  Advantages  &  Costs  Savings  due  to  Installation  of  REALice  System  !▪Ice System compressors have approximately 25% less run time ▪Hot Water Boilers have approximately 50% less run time ▪Community User Groups consistently have hot water for showers ▪Ice System Compressors and Hot Water Boilers have an increased life expectancy ▪Reduced Hydro and Natural Gas utility costs

REALice System

Transition  Process  and  Starting  to  Work  With  REALice  System  !▪Ice specs and equipment run times were logged prior to REALice System being installed for future comparison purposes (December 2013) ▪PNE staff installed REALice System and monitoring equipment (December 2013) ▪“Old” ice was shaved out (approx. 1”) and REALice was installed between December 23 and 27, 2013 when no ice users were in the building ▪User groups commenced using REALice on January 2, 2014 ▪Ice Techs slowly decreased ice flood water temperature and increased ice temperature set points until optimum ice conditions were obtained ▪Ice Techs adjusted Zamboni speed during ice floods

REALice  System

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REALice System

Perception  from  Stakeholders  !▪Initial reaction from Ice Techs regarding the installation of REALice System was mixed ▪After REALice transition period Ice Techs are now convinced that REALice system makes a clearer and more durable ice surface ▪Ice Plant Operators immediately noticed less equipment run time ▪Management looking for ways to reduce energy use were very pleased with the results ▪Feedback from Community Ice user groups has been very positive commenting that the ice quality is excellent

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