Data Center Dynamics
Summary
Waste heat from two supercomputers operated by French weather forecasting organization Météo France in the city of Toulouse will be used to heat nearby buildings.
The two supercomputers, based at a data center in the city, have been connected to a district heating network and will provide warmth for 27 large buildings, the equivalent of 1,800 individual homes. The system will also draw heat from a second data center belonging to a university research body.
Dalkia, a subsidiary of French energy giant EDF, operates the district heating network and has helped connect the data centers.
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