Equinix – the world’s digital infrastructure company – is calling for municipal planning agencies, energy utilities and heat network operators in Canada and around the world to join the Equinix Heat Export program to unlock the value of the residual heat generated in its International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers.
As the world continues to digitize and there is an increasing demand for massive amounts of processing power to train AI data, current spec CPUs and GPUs are running constantly and are producing residual heat. Equinix is constantly innovating in order to operate in more sustainable manners and the newest innovation is by recovering residual heat from IBX data centres and exporting it to nearby buildings and communities.
TR5, one of Equinix’s IBX data centres in Toronto, is sharing heat throughout multiple residential buildings as well as a hotel, university, and local shopping centre in downtown Markham. TR5 is also servicing multiple buildings with domestic hot water all year long, through a partnership with Markham District Energy.
Equinix also plans to export heat in its newest IBX in Paris, PA10, and transfer it to the Plaine Saulnier urban development zone and the Olympic Aquatic Centre, which will host several events during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Equinix is dedicated to expanding its Heat Export program in suitable locations, where data centers can serve as valuable heat sources for local communities.
Noah Nkonge, Design Delivery Principal, Equinix, details what data centre heat export is and how it works in the newest Equinix blog, which can be read here.
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Equinix Makes Data Center Heat Available to Warm Nearby Neighbourhoods and Buildings
Equinix – the world’s digital infrastructure company – is calling for municipal planning agencies, energy utilities and heat network operators in Canada and around the world to join the Equinix Heat Export program to unlock the value of the residual heat generated in its International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers.
As the world continues to digitize and there is an increasing demand for massive amounts of processing power to train AI data, current spec CPUs and GPUs are running constantly and are producing residual heat. Equinix is constantly innovating in order to operate in more sustainable manners and the newest innovation is by recovering residual heat from IBX data centres and exporting it to nearby buildings and communities.
TR5, one of Equinix’s IBX data centres in Toronto, is sharing heat throughout multiple residential buildings as well as a hotel, university, and local shopping centre in downtown Markham. TR5 is also servicing multiple buildings with domestic hot water all year long, through a partnership with Markham District Energy.
Equinix also plans to export heat in its newest IBX in Paris, PA10, and transfer it to the Plaine Saulnier urban development zone and the Olympic Aquatic Centre, which will host several events during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Equinix is dedicated to expanding its Heat Export program in suitable locations, where data centers can serve as valuable heat sources for local communities.
Noah Nkonge, Design Delivery Principal, Equinix, details what data centre heat export is and how it works in the newest Equinix blog, which can be read here.
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