The Irish Times
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Ireland’s first large-scale district heating system has begun operating in Tallaght, Co Dublin, using excess heat from a local data centre.
The Tallaght District Heating Network, built at a cost of €8 million, provides low-carbon heat to South Dublin County Council (SDCC) headquarters, the local library and TU Dublin’s Tallaght campus, while 133 affordable apartments will be serviced by this heat source in 2025.
The network with innovative heat-pump technology uses excess heat from Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) data centre, which has included heat-collection systems in its new facility. This provides recycled heat at no cost as part of its broader sustainability commitments. It is estimated that in this first phase of delivery, the carbon emissions reduction in the Tallaght area will be more than 1,500 tonnes per year.
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