PWE Magazine
Summary
Heat recovery from data centres is currently seeing a major growth phase in the UK. The process enables the capture of waste thermal energy from data centres, repurposing it for district heating and hot water networks. Heat network expert, Power On, is informing the data centre industry of the advantages of these systems in reducing carbon emissions to help meet sustainability goals and fast-track planning applications.
Power Onβs solution to the data centre heat release issue is to utilise the waste heat for district heating to warm the residential and commercial properties nearby. In just the same way that heat is harnessed from ground source heat pumps and transferred to the heating and hot water systems of high-density developments, the heat from data centres can be harnessed and distributed to cover local needs too. There are two savings here: one β the excess heat is not being released to the atmosphere; two β there is no need to create heat specifically for heating homes, campuses and towns. There is a massive win for the environment from both sides.
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