UK firm Heata’s innovation of recycling heat from data centres
Electronic devices including mobile phone, monitors, tv and fridge etc release heat. Even human body reveals heat and it can be used. Servers in Date centres also release lots of heat and catches a fire easily.
So far such heat was wasted. But innovative UK firm Heata developed how to recycle such heat.
Heata is a UK company that attaches a server to your hot water cylinder and gives hot water to the house master for free up to 4.8kWh per day, and at least 2.5kWh as per contractual responsibilities. The firm started as in innovation project with British Gas.
Many of the millions of dollars spent by businesses to cool the servers housed in their data centres are utterly wasted. Heata made the decision to develop a win-win solution that reduces their cooling costs and offers everyone who has their server placed in their home free hot water.
In order to protect your hot water cylinder guarantee, British Gas is reported to have evaluated and approved the installation procedure. Additionally, the heat transition mechanism is protected by UK patent GB2576035.
The installation would be removed, and a technician would then fasten a thermal bridge to the cylinder. It takes 30 minutes to install, and if you change your mind about hosting the server, you can pull it out and seal it without voiding your warranty.
There are certain restrictions because the server may only be installed in vented cylinders that are between 425 and 450mm in diameter and 401 by 281 by 110mm in size.
Heata with British Gas saves carbon emissions supplying free hot water
In comparison to a normal data centre with hot water heating, the company claims that each of its units consumes 56% less power and saves 1 tonnes of carbon annually.
Additionally, it may provide up to 80% of the hot water energy needs of an ordinary UK family, saving up to 200 pound annually. It’s definitely economical and beneficial.
You will receive free hot water, but you won’t have access to the server since they sell the computing power to a client in exchanges for ESG(Environmental Social and Governance) points in the process.
The server utilises its own connection, which will either be a 4G/5G connection or its own dedicated fibre line. The firm doesn’t use your internet access.
As long as they address possible drawbacks like a water leak caused be a shoddy installation, it appears to be a really decent idea on paper. You may apply to the Heata trial if you reside in the UK and have a hot water cylinder that satisfies the conditions.
Innovate UK and Heata will spilt the cost of the power bill for the server-specific electricity metre that is part of the installation. If all goes according to plan, the rest of the globe can watch how this small experiment unfolds and follow their lead.
Source: datacenterdynamics
