Data centers reuse waste heat to power local communities

Data Center Knowledge reports that data centers are increasingly transforming waste heat into a valuable resource, with operators adopting heat reuse technologies and partnerships to supply local district heating.

• Main announcement: Data centers (highlighting atNorth) are implementing heat reuse across Nordic facilities; the DEN01 data center in Denmark will repurpose waste heat from liquid cooling in a partnership with Vestforbrænding to heat more than 8,000 homes.
• Details and technologies: Operators are adopting heat pumps, liquid cooling, advanced cooling systems, and integrated design strategies to capture and redistribute thermal energy; the article includes a direct statement from Chris Larsen, CTO at atNorth, on preparing facilities for heat reuse and supplying heat to homes, businesses, and greenhouses.