Waste heat from compact data centre used to warm Devon public swimming pool
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A Devon public swimming pool is being heated using waste heat from a washing-machine-sized data centre. The compact data centre, developed by Deep Green, uses oil to capture heat from the computers inside, providing enough warmth to heat the Exmouth Leisure Centre pool to about 30°C for 60% of the time. The scheme aims to save the leisure centre thousands of pounds in energy costs while repurposing heat that would otherwise be wasted.
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· 3 pulledThe heat generated by a washing-machine-sized data centre is being used to heat a Devon public swimming pool.
The computers inside the white box are surrounded by oil to capture the heat - enough to heat the pool to about 30C 60% of the time, saving Exmouth Leisure Centre thousands of pounds.
Mark Bjornsgaard says his scheme can save public swimming pools thousands of pounds
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