News
12th International Workshop on Energy-Efficient Data Centres
July 4, 2024
Last month, our colleagues at @PSNC had the great opportunity to present HEATWISE at the 12th International Workshop on Energy-Efficient Data Centres (E2DC2024) co-located with the e-Energy 2024 conference, held on June 4, in Singapore.
Wojciech Szeliga summarised the main goals and approach of the project, as well as explained the work conducted within Heatwise on simulations of DCs in a presentation titled: Automation of data center airflow and heat transfer analysis for a transient scenario.
During the workshop, around 30 experts from all over the world engaged in an in-depth discussion on how to make data centers more sustainable and improve their integration into the whole energy ecosystem.
Developing integrated, multi-objective energy management systems
June 28, 2024
We are excited to share the progress on the HEATWISE WP7 on developing integrated, multi-objective energy management systems led by @ Urban Energy Systems Laboratory at @Empa, Switzerland.
Objectives of WP7: Designing a novel, integrated, multi-objective energy management system for waste heat utilization in power-intensive IT systems and their host buildings.
Ongoing activities:
- Define key performance indicators (KPIs
- Energy management system design
- Optimal control strategies
- Guidelines and recommendations
Our research aims to optimize costs, reduce emissions, and enhance comfort by leveraging waste heat from data centre.
HEATWISE Empa pilot covered in Swiss national television SRF
June 17, 2024
On 31st May 2024, the HEATWISE project’s Empa pilot was broadcast on the Swiss national television SRF. It was covered in the innovative ideas section ‘Die Idee’ of its famous SRF 10 vor 10 program. The video featured our partners at Urban Energy System Lab, Empa: Binod Koirala and Philipp Heer. You can watch the video here in this link
During the HEATWISE project, the Empa pilot will be retrofitted with Zutacore’s on-chip dielectric liquid cooling system. We will demonstrate waste heat recovery at 70°C, which is suitable for hot water applications. The pilot set-up will be ready by the end of October 2024.
Simulating Waste Heat Recovery in the Pilot Data Center
May 30, 2024
D&S Tech developed an open-source Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) thermal model for simulating waste heat recovery from a data center. This innovative model will allow us to: predict water temperature, quantify energy recovery, accurate waste heat recovery simulation, optimize data center and enhance sustainability.
AARMA conference (Budapest, Hungary)
May 23, 2024
H1 Systems LLC took the stage as a speaker at AARMA, Hungary’s top infrastructure and real estate conference in Budapest. As digitalization continues to reshape industries, the number and capacity of IT systems within buildings are on the rise, leading to significant heat emissions. At the conference, H1S provided insights into the HEATWISE project, which aims to test and implement a game-changing direct liquid-cooling solution for IT hardware.
Thermal Model for the Pilot Data Center at Aalborg University
May 14, 2024
Data centers constitute close to 3% of EU electricity demand. The rating scheme recently adopted by the EU promotes efficiency developments in data centers. In the HEATWISE project, D&S Techs developed a detailed thermal model of the pilot data center at Aalborg University using the open-source CFD. This model allows us to perform in-depth thermal simulations, revealing key areas for improvement of the data center’s cooling efficiency.
Enriching partnership at the Data Center World conference in London
April 29, 2024
As the project coordinator, strengthening relationships within the HEATWISE consortium is a top priority for H1 Systems LLC in 2024. In the first quarter, they took proactive steps as consortium leader and technology integrator to enhance collaboration. In February, at the H1 Meetup focused on data centers, H1S hosted Tor Björn Minde from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, solidifying their partnership with this esteemed Swedish Research Institute.
Article: Computers heat buildings ( EMPA)
April 11, 2024
The article from Swiss partner, Empa, about our collaborative journey in the HEATWISE project. EMPA’s pioneering research efforts and the NEST pilot plant are pivotal to our mission of optimizing energy use and waste heat recovery while advancing sustainable technologies.
Read the full article below and discover how international collaboration is fueling innovation in energy efficiency.
HEATWISE
Project kick-off meeting
March 19-20, 2024
The Horizon Europe project, Holistic Energy Management and Thermal Waste Integrated System for Energy Optimization (HEATWISE) celebrated its kick-off in Aalborg, Denmark, on March 19-20, 2024. This pioneering €4.5 million initiative, co- funded by the European Union and the Swiss Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI), marks a significant step towards revolutionizing energy efficiency and waste heat recovery in data centers and tertiary buildings across Europe.
HEATWISE
Project launch
January 01, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that our consortium has successfully finalized the signing of the grant agreement for our groundbreaking €4,5M project under the Horizon Europe program, co-funded by the European Union (CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) and the Swiss Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI).