Data centre heat reuse: challenges, solutions, opportunities

Heat reuse is high on the agenda in the data center industry, as it is essential to be sustainable in the future. The Nordic countries are early adopters, but what will it take for the rest of the world to follow? Listen to Alfa Laval, as they take you through the challenges and opportunities they have found in the data center industry, including how data centers can contribute to a sustainable future.

In this presentation Edgar gives awareness of how reusing heat reduces energy consumption, emissions and pollutants as well as drives sustainability. Edgar will also be discussing how customers can agree to different business models with Colo providers to create revenue opportunities through Server Waste Heat.

Immersion 4 CEO Serge Conesa talks passionately about Data Center heat reuse: Data Centers consume and emit massive amounts of power. DIN finds out how thermal energy generated can be utilised as a profitable resource whilst lowering carbon emissions and also asks if what we’re doing as an industry at the moment is enough?

Bruno Michel, Scientist and Manager Smart System Integration at IBM, discusses with DIN the challenges of adopting Heat Driven Cooling within their facilities, and the ultimate aim of a zero-emission Data Center.

Data centre design is at a crossroads with sustainability targets initiating scrutiny of old practices. We will look at how liquid cooling is being used for heat reuse in both data centres and local communities. We’ll examine why direct cooling is the most efficient infrastructure to support heat reuse. Finally, we’ll discuss why resolving inefficiencies at the front end is critical for the industry to become a major energy supplier to the wider community.

As ESG regulations increase and the drive towards a net zero economy continues, heat reuse is a hot topic in the industry. Join David Montes as he discusses how Immersion cooling can enable up to 99% of heat to be recaptured and reused. Providing a unique view on the topic, David will discuss the opportunities that lie ahead for datacenters but also for other businesses that require high amounts of heat. Including a case study from IWB, Switzerland.

In EcoDatacenter’s presentation, Lars demonstrates how EcoDatacenter are reusing heat through Pellets which enables significant reduction in the use of oil and gas. This approach helps them to reduce 98% carbon emission, which they include as a reduction in their CO2 calculation.

In this session, Managing Member at Wyoming Hyperscale, Trenton Thornock talks with publisher of Digital Infra Network, Dan Scarbrough about their ambitious sustainability plans. We find out how heat reuse plays a vital part and its surprising benefits to this project which may well provide a blueprint for future data center design.

Petter Terenius, Sustainable Data Centre Researcher and University Lecturer, of Lancaster University in the UK provides DIN with interesting insights into the variety of uses currently being adopted by Data Center facilities worldwide. We hear what the future holds, from providing Industrial production, district heating, and biofuels to more exotic ideas like drying coffee beans.