Problem Statement
As digitalisation accelerates, data centres and IT-intensive buildings are generating more heat than ever before. This rising heat load leads to higher energy use, especially for cooling and heating, making it both a cost and climate challenge.
At the same time, new EU regulations like the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) are calling for smarter, more sustainable energy systems. There is growing pressure to recover and reuse waste heat.
Problem to Purpose
HEATWISE aims to tackle the growing thermal challenges in buildings with IT loads by developing and testing advanced liquid cooling technologies and holistic control systems. Later in the project, the objective will shift to the prototyping phase, which includes a trial-and-error process on integrating hardware and software solutions into the energy management system of the pre-defined use-cases. This ambition is divided into six core objectives to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world applications.
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Introduce a thermal need evaluation framework to asses and improve the energy flows
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Develop a future-proof cooling technology for high-density data processing
- Develop a digital twin-supported holistic energy management system to improve the energy efficiency and performance of data centres
- Integrate the energy management needs of IT infrastructure and HVAC systems of the building by developing a new generation of integrated BEMS.
- Create a self-assessment tool for energy management needs in buildings with IT systems
- Support wide scale adoption and upscaling of the project solutions in the most common project use-cases
Purpose to Innovation
Technologies
HEATWISE combines cutting-edge cooling and intelligent energy systems to optimise thermal performance in IT-heavy buildings.
Our innovations recover and reuse waste heat, enabling smarter, zero-waste energy strategies.
Pilots
