Fortum to divert waste heat from data processing centre to district heating network | Waste Management World
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A carbon neutral district heating network is set to be established in Espoo.
The second largest city in Finland will utilise and convert waste heat generated by data processing centres into thermal power that will serve to heat residential areas.
Said district heating network will be the result of a public private partnership between the City of Espoo and Finnish energy company Fortum.
The general idea behind the project is to produce heat sans combustion, an interim goal being the discontinuation of coal use by 2025. Fortum hopes to up the ante of carbon neutral district heating by 85% in this time. By 2029, the energy provider intends to raise the share of renewable sources for heat production by 95%.
These plans will [...]
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