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Google’s proposed data centre in Bissen sparked a lively exchange between MP Joëlle Welfring and the minister for the economy, Lex Delles, during the plenary session on 18 June.
It is on the issue of waste heat that the positions appear to be closest. The MP points out that the heat produced by the centre could provide heating for up to 10,000 households. However, she is seeking further details on the practical arrangements for recovering the heat, the necessary infrastructure and the safeguards required to turn this potential into reality.
Lex Delles has made this issue a central focus of his strategy. He believes that the heat generated by data centres should no longer be viewed as wasted energy, but as a local resource. Discussions are already underway to integrate future centres into district heating networks, particularly in Bettembourg and around the Bissen project, he explained. According to him, proximity to residential or industrial areas capable of utilising this heat is now a key planning criterion.
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