Capture and release excess heat or cold to meet your demand, manage costs and enhance sustainability with CROMs Thermal Energy Storage Tanks.
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
Manage Demand,
Reduce Cost,
Enhance Sustainability
Shift the Load
CROM’s Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system is one of the most economical, efficient and widely used forms of energy storage available on the market today.
It allows you to store thermal energy — typically in the form of chilled water during off-peak hours, when energy costs and demands are low.
The thermal energy can then be dispatched during your times of peak demand, or when energy costs are high, to reduce your overall electrical costs or decrease demand on your electrical grid.
Discharging Mode
(Cooling Mode / Warm Water Return)
Charging Mode
(Storage Mode / Warm Water to Chiller)
50 kW – 25 MW
Range of electrical cooling and
heating loads served
Since 1983
Constructing thermal energy storage tanks
500 – 300,000+
Ton-hours of capacity built to date
Sized to meet your needs
Our technology has been implemented to reduce electrical cooling or heating loads as small as 50 kilowatts to more than 25 megawatts. CROM began constructing TES tanks in 1983 and have constructed tanks ranging in capacity from 500 to more than 300,000 ton-hours.
Enjoy Our Cost-Effective, Turn-key Approach
From tank and diffuser design through complete construction of the tank, CROM has you covered. The combination of the virtually maintenance-free tank and a corrosion resistant internal diffuser system ensures many decades of uninterrupted service and very low life-cycle costs.
Customize Your Look
The insulation system can also be customized for each installation and provides great flexibility in the final appearance of the TES tank. Whether your goal is to conceal the TES tank within your facility or to use it as a symbol of your facilities commitment to energy sustainability, CROM can provide a solution to meet your or your architect’s visual goals.
Turbine Inlet Air Chilling
The process of cooling a combustion turbine’s inlet air is known as Turbine Inlet Air Chilling (TIAC). Many power generation facilities are comprised of turbines fueled by natural gas. CROM TES TIAC tanks increase the efficiency of your power production during warm seasons.
Hot summer days, when air conditioning systems are in full use, create periods of peak demand. This hot ambient air also reduces the efficiency of combustion turbines. A CROM TIAC system, let’s power producers eliminate the effects of hot ambient air and increase the output of the generators. Ultimately, reducing consumers’ energy cost.
We have been very happy with our Thermal Energy Storage tank, here at the Kennedy Space Center. It has added a tremendous increase in our chilled water system’s dependability and optimization. It has exceeded our original perceived goals and expectations.
Mike D. | Kennedy Space Center
Let’s Build Something for Life
For infrastructure that’s built to last, choose a partner that supports its entire life.
CROM, your lifecycle partner.