to Finland establishing a new data center Microsoftwants to heat homes and businesses in Helsinki, the capital of the country, with this centre. The data warehouse, which will use the waste-heat recycling concept, will distribute the recycling energy to homes and workplaces.
world’s largest waste-heat recycling concept Finnish company that powers a quarter million homes for fort Collaborating with Microsoft, it will use 900 kilometers of already active underground pipes for district heating.
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Saying that it plans to establish 50-100 data centers a year at the beginning of last year, Microsoft is starting this plan in Finland. Microsoft’s Azure team confirmed that plans to set up a new data center region are underway.
In the joint statement from Fortum and Microsoft, thanks to the data center CO2 emissions It was underlined that an annual reduction of 400,000 tons will be achieved. In addition, the location of the data center, waste-heat recycling selected with this in mind.
Microsoft’s partner Fortum talked about the environmental impact of the new data center. Waste-heat generated through cooperation with Fortum Corporation; Espoo, Kaunianen and Kirkkonummi It will help the district heating of their cities.
This step of mine Finland’s digital transformation It is expected to accelerate its movement and generate revenues of close to 17.2 billion euros. “Public sector institutions, businesses and individuals will be able to take advantage of Microsoft’s world-class enterprise-grade security, privacy and compliance services with ultra-low data latency,” Microsoft said in a press release.
Fortum President and CEO Markus Rauramo said that developing solutions for global challenges is a strategic priority for Fortum and they are proud to embark on this extraordinary journey with Microsoft.
“By leveraging waste-heat from data centers, we can provide clean heat for homes, businesses and public buildings in the Finnish capital and reduce CO2 emissions of up to 400,000 tonnes per year. This is an important step towards a cleaner world.”
Finnish houses about 45 percent are heated by district heating systems, which transfer heat by pumping through insulated pipes. Energy companies, on the other hand, are looking for more sustainable sources and at this point, the energy used to power the systems. waste-heat system stands out.
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