Dynamic Modelling of Data Center Waste Heat Potential Integration in District Heating in Latvia
As demand for data centers (DC) has increased rapidly, so has their electricity consumption. Cooling DCs is essential to maintain optimal temperatures for the operation of servers and equipment. The consequence of the cooling process is that most of the electricity consumed in DCs, including cooling...
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| author | Ieva Pakere Kirils Goncarovs Armands Grāvelsiņš Marita Agate Zirne |
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| description | As demand for data centers (DC) has increased rapidly, so has their electricity consumption. Cooling DCs is essential to maintain optimal temperatures for the operation of servers and equipment. The consequence of the cooling process is that most of the electricity consumed in DCs, including cooling, is eventually dissipated as heat that is released into the atmosphere without any useful application. Recovering and reusing waste heat offers a sustainable solution to reduce primary energy consumption and minimize the environmental impact. Using waste heat from DCs to heat buildings can significantly improve the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of DCs. Therefore, this research analyzes the existing potential of waste heat recovery from data centers in Latvia and proposes a system dynamic modelling approach for evaluation of the future impact of waste heat on the national heat supply. The overall waste heat generated by DCs in 2022 was 51.37 GWh at a temperature of 65 °C. By 2050, the total heat energy production potential from DCs will increase to 257 GWh, with 201 GWh being utilized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7c3e85f153b4b18a6f4ab097f3b5a692024-01-26T16:19:43ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-01-0117244510.3390/en17020445Dynamic Modelling of Data Center Waste Heat Potential Integration in District Heating in LatviaIeva Pakere0Kirils Goncarovs1Armands Grāvelsiņš2Marita Agate Zirne3Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, Azenes Street 12/1, LV-1048 Riga, LatviaInstitute of Energy Systems and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, Azenes Street 12/1, LV-1048 Riga, LatviaInstitute of Energy Systems and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, Azenes Street 12/1, LV-1048 Riga, LatviaInstitute of Energy Systems and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, Azenes Street 12/1, LV-1048 Riga, LatviaAs demand for data centers (DC) has increased rapidly, so has their electricity consumption. Cooling DCs is essential to maintain optimal temperatures for the operation of servers and equipment. The consequence of the cooling process is that most of the electricity consumed in DCs, including cooling, is eventually dissipated as heat that is released into the atmosphere without any useful application. Recovering and reusing waste heat offers a sustainable solution to reduce primary energy consumption and minimize the environmental impact. Using waste heat from DCs to heat buildings can significantly improve the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of DCs. Therefore, this research analyzes the existing potential of waste heat recovery from data centers in Latvia and proposes a system dynamic modelling approach for evaluation of the future impact of waste heat on the national heat supply. The overall waste heat generated by DCs in 2022 was 51.37 GWh at a temperature of 65 °C. By 2050, the total heat energy production potential from DCs will increase to 257 GWh, with 201 GWh being utilized.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/445data centerwaste heatdistrict heatingrenewable energyheat pumpssystem dynamic modelling |
| spellingShingle | Ieva Pakere Kirils Goncarovs Armands Grāvelsiņš Marita Agate Zirne Dynamic Modelling of Data Center Waste Heat Potential Integration in District Heating in Latvia Energies data center waste heat district heating renewable energy heat pumps system dynamic modelling |
| title | Dynamic Modelling of Data Center Waste Heat Potential Integration in District Heating in Latvia |
| title_full | Dynamic Modelling of Data Center Waste Heat Potential Integration in District Heating in Latvia |
| title_fullStr | Dynamic Modelling of Data Center Waste Heat Potential Integration in District Heating in Latvia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamic Modelling of Data Center Waste Heat Potential Integration in District Heating in Latvia |
| title_short | Dynamic Modelling of Data Center Waste Heat Potential Integration in District Heating in Latvia |
| title_sort | dynamic modelling of data center waste heat potential integration in district heating in latvia |
| topic | data center waste heat district heating renewable energy heat pumps system dynamic modelling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/445 |
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