Equinix exploring ways to reuse waste heat from data centres

DATA centre provider Equinix announced a partnership this week with Dublin energy agency Codema, which will explore new ways to reuse waste data centre heat.

Equinix has four data centres operating in West Dublin, including Citywest, and over the last three years it has managed to reduce its Irish data centre carbon emissions by 16 per cent.

The Codema project aims to drive down heating costs and ensure security of supply in the Blanchardstown area.

It will explore how waste heat from Equinix’s data centres could be used to support important facilities in the local communities.

The initiative is part of Equinix’s plan to drive greater energy efficiencies and to become carbon neutral in Ireland and globally by 2030.

It is in line with the company’s global efforts to advance sustainability initiatives, and it is now the fourth-largest global issuer in the investment grade green bond market.

Maurice Mortell, Equinix’s Sustainability Lead in EMEA and Managing Director for Ireland, said: “At Equinix, we are relentlessly exploring innovative ways to achieve our commitment to carbon neutrality by 2030.

“As sustainability lead in EMEA, I have been involved in a number of groundbreaking projects to ensure we are continuously innovating and striving to achieve this goal.

“Our partnership with Codema will help us to explore new ways in which we can not only work towards our own decarbonisation, but also benefit the community in which we operate and contribute to the circular economy.”

Donna Gartland, CEO, Codema, said their mission is to lead the low-carbon transition in Dublin.

“We have enough waste and renewable heat available in Dublin to completely move all buildings away from fossil fuel heating, and working with progressive and ambitious industry stakeholders like Equinix enables us to bring these district heating projects to reality,” she said.