Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool
- 14 March 2023Zoe KleinmanTechnology editormark@deepgreen.energyMark Bjornsgaard says his scheme can save public swimming pools thousands of poundsThe heat generated by a washing-machine-sized data centre is being used to heat a Devon public swimming pool.
- The computers inside the white box are surrounded by oil to capture the heat - enough to heat the pool to about 30C 60% of the time, saving Exmouth Leisure Centre thousands of pounds.
- The data centre is provided to the council-run centre free of charge.
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- 14 March 2023Zoe KleinmanTechnology editormark@deepgreen.energyMark Bjornsgaard says his scheme can save public swimming pools thousands of poundsThe heat generated by a washing-machine-sized data centre is being used to heat a Devon public swimming pool.
- The computers inside the white box are surrounded by oil to capture the heat - enough to heat the pool to about 30C 60% of the time, saving Exmouth Leisure Centre thousands of pounds.
- The data centre is provided to the council-run centre free of charge.
Sources: BBC News