Embodiments generally relate to apparatuses for generating composite ice. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a water inlet system configured to receive water; a water treatment system configured to operate on water delivered from the water inlet system; a cooling system configured to operate on the treated water delivered from the water treatment system to generate ice; and an ice delivery system configured to output the generated ice. The water treatment system introduces a material to the water delivered from the water inlet system, the material being selected such that the subsequently generated ice has an albedo greater than 0.15.