Digiplex Nordic data operator and provider energyof Stockholm Exergi, are preparing to use the heat produced by them servers to heat 10.000 households.
The two companies report that the server heat reuse agreement is the first in the world.
How can this happen; An operational data center will channel the hot air generated by the servers into the city's district heating network.
Digiplex states that a progressive data center should explore every way to reduce its carbon footprint, since data centers worldwide are responsible for 2% of annual global CO2 emissions and 3% of global consumption energy.
“Every time we surf the Internet, we are viewing a TVvisual series or we use the cloud, a process starts running in some data center," said its CEO Digiplex Gisle Eckhoff.
"This data center is an electric source that consumes energy from fossil fuels and dissipates extra heat into the atmosphere. So we also contribute to climate change."
"OR cooperation this one with Stockholm Exergi is a big step, which could allow residents' digital activity to contribute to heating their homes."
About 90% of all buildings in Stockholm are connected to the district heating network, making the Swedish capital one of the few cities in the world where re-use of heat from data centers is possible.
The deal is part of the ambitious Stockholm projects for green businesses that make smarter technology use.
Stockholm Mayor Karin Wanngard said digitization should go hand in hand with the development of environmental technology.
"Using smart technology solutions to harness data center heat for the city's heating needs is part of the environmental goal of minimizing fossil fuels by 2040," Wanngård said.
"I am determined to make Stockholm a huge center for sustainable data centers."
