Typical situation no. 41
A 5 MW data center sits 900 metres from an urban district heating network that is being extended. The municipality wants to recover heat from the site to supply a new neighbourhood and has made it a political issue. The operator does not know what this involves technically or financially.
WHAT IS BLOCKING
- Heat from an air-cooled data center comes out at low temperature: a heat pump is often needed to make it usable.
- The EU Energy Efficiency Directive requires data centers above 1 MW to seriously assess this kind of heat recovery.
- Refusing without analysis can damage the relationship with the municipality; accepting without a study can be costly.
WHAT WE DO
- Assessment of the heat that can actually be recovered: volumes, temperatures, seasonality.
- Review of technical solutions and their cost.
- Cost-benefit analysis and possible arrangements with the district heating network operator.
- Preparation of the presentation to the municipality.
WHAT YOU GET
- A costed feasibility study.
- Options for the contractual arrangement.
- A presentation deck for elected officials.
Typical format: Feasibility study, four weeks. Every assignment is scoped in writing before it starts.
THE EXPERT FOR THIS
Typical situation, based on real enquiries and anonymised. Figures are illustrative.
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