Green Building Forum - Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:35:49 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17777&Focus=300729#Comment_300729 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17777&Focus=300729#Comment_300729 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:06:36 +0000 fostertom https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64939558
https://datacentrereview.com/2023/03/start-up-uses-data-centre-to-heat-public-swimming-pool/ and of course
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/14/innovative-heat-tech-save-england-swimming-pools-from-closure

Heating a pool must be the ideal 'target' because the reqd water flow temp is so low; "Pools are just the start and around 30% of all industrial and commercial heat needs could be provided by this technology." sounds a bit un-thermodynamic!]]> Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17777&Focus=300731#Comment_300731 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17777&Focus=300731#Comment_300731 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:20:06 +0000 djh
So making use of waste heat from a data centre to directly heat an existing swimming pool is a reasonable idea, but doesn't really excuse trying to minimise the number of data centres and the efficiency of each one, and increase the efficiency of swimming pools (and then I suppose there's the whole discussion about refurbing existing buildings versus replacing them with new more efficient ones, and I've no idea how that comes out for swimming pools.)]]> Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17777&Focus=300733#Comment_300733 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17777&Focus=300733#Comment_300733 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:46:38 +0000 WillInAberdeen
Like libraries, their main costs are for the staff and buildings, rather than energy, and they are an easier target for cost savings than some other council spending responsibilities.]]> Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17777&Focus=300825#Comment_300825 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17777&Focus=300825#Comment_300825 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:55:57 +0000 Osprey