Innovative Data Centre Reduces Emissions and Powers Local Community
The social media giant Meta has taken a significant step towards energy efficiency with the construction of its new Odense data centre in 2017. The facility, one of the most advanced and energy-efficient data centres globally, uses hyper-efficient hardware, indirect evaporative cooling technology, and renewable wind energy. A unique feature of this facility is its ability to capture and recycle excess heat generated by servers to provide heat to the local community.
The social media giant Meta has taken a significant step towards energy efficiency with the construction of its new Odense data centre in 2017. The facility, one of the most advanced and energy-efficient data centres globally, uses hyper-efficient hardware, indirect evaporative cooling technology, and renewable wind energy. A unique feature of this facility is its ability to capture and recycle excess heat generated by servers to provide heat to the local community. This is achieved through a partnership with the local district heating company, Fjernvarme fyn, which sought new heat sources to phase out fossil fuels. The heat recovery infrastructure of the facility is expected to recover 100,000 MWh of energy per year, sufficient to warm approximately 7,000 homes. The heat pump technology used is based on the latest industrial heat pump developments, avoiding F-gases and instead using the efficient and future-proof natural refrigerant ammonia.
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