DCD
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A government-funded district heating system is taking waste heat from Interxion's Vienna data center campus, to the neighboring Floridsdorf Hospital. From figures quoted in the media, it seems the project is heavily dependent on heat pumps installed by Wien Energie.
The Austrian government is paying around €3.5 million ($3.7m) from environmental funds to lay an insulated pipe between Interxion's campus on Louis-Häfliger-Gasse, and the Floridsdorf Klinik, located virtually next door on Brünner Strasse. Hot water from the data center, boosted by electric heat pumps, will be used to warm the hospital from 2023.The project is expected to save 4,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
"We need to end the dependence on Russian natural gas. Only when we create our own energy are we strong," said Austria’s Environment Minister, Leonore Gewessler on Facebook. "Klinik Floridsdorf is a real pioneer and uses the data center warmth with heat pumps to heat the whole area. This is smart, energy-efficient, and delivers half the warmth necessary for the clinic."
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