The utilized waste heat does not burden nature nor wallet
Households in Mäntsälä are heated by pictures , memories and data stored in Yandex datacenter . In data parlors 1000 stoves worth of heat is generated every second . Instead of wasting the heat it is collected by Yandex . Nivos , an innovative energy company located in Mäntsälä , recycles the heat into the district heating network in Mäntsälä .
“ We realized that we won ’ t get a data center locate to Mäntsälä unless we offer them an innovative and useful operating model . Therefore we studied how both parties could benefit from using the excess heat . When Yandex planned to invest in Finland we offered this type of business concept ” Esa Muukka , CEO of Nivos talks about how co-operation started and continues . “ And as you can see , the result is outstanding ecosystem between an energy company and a datacenter ”
Local , emission-free and cheaper energy – everyone wins
Nivos and Yandex were the first ones in the world to recycle waste heat from the data center
to the district heating network on this scale . Half of Nivos ’ heating energy now comes from locally generated waste heat . Additionally , in 2017 CO2 emissions fell by 40 %. Because of this venture , Nivos has also been able to lower the district heating prices .
“ The waste heat is local , no emission , and cheaper than the natural gas from which the district heating was previously produced . When others are pushing for district heating prices , we will lower them : once the cooperation has started , prices have been lowered to customers twice .” Muukka tells .
And of course for datacenters this means business . Nivos buys the excess heat on normal commercial terms . So the heat produced by the data center recovery decreases Yandex ’ s operation cost .
“ That kind of radical thinking requires a little positive madness ,” laughs Yandex Data Center Manager Ari Kurvi . “ Fortunately , plenty of courage is found on both sides . Nothing will ever change if you always go down the usual path .”
About Nivos Nivos is a trailblazer in the energy industry . Over the past few years , Nivos has developed an award-winning heat recovery system for a data centre , power grid automation and sensor technology , as well as distributed energy solutions , for example .
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