Swiss data centre used to heat homes

Swiss data centre used to heat homes

A Geneva-based data centre aims to heat 6,000 homes using heat generated by the facility's computer servers.

Innovation: Infomaniak inaugurates a data center that recycles 100% of its energy and will heat 6,000 households a year for at least 20 years

Yesterday, the Swiss cloud provider Infomaniak officially inaugurated its new data center, which has been recovering 100% of the electricity it uses since 11 November. Located in a residential area of Geneva, on an underground site of the participatory and eco-responsible cooperative of la Bistoquette, the data center has no impact on the landscape and recycles 100% of the local renewable energy it consumes. At full capacity, it will feed 1.7 MW…

The Geneva-based company inaugurated its new infrastructure on Monday, January 27. This will make it possible to heat 6,000 households in Geneva, and its entire design has been documented to be reused by the competition. It is a housing cooperative like no other than that of La Bistoquette in Plan-les-Ouates. Her eco-responsible approach encouraged her to host an activity that is usually located in an industrial zone or in the countryside. Under…

The Geneva-based company Infomaniak inaugurated a new type of data center on Monday in Plan-les-Ouates (GE). The heat released by the installation's computer servers will be fully recovered and will eventually make it possible to heat 6,000 homes in winter.