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District heating: Using data centers to heat communities | All Things Distributed

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If you’ve followed me for the past few years (or watched Now Go Build), you know that I’m very interested in the role that technology can play to help address global socioeconomic and environmental challenges. On a recent trip to Ireland, I had a chance to visit Tallaght, a growing area in South Dublin that’s recently undergone significant revitalization efforts. Here, community leaders, the local energy agency, and AWS have come together to reimagine the way that heat and hot water are provided to everything from hospitals and government buildings to a university campus and public housing. The program is called the Tallaght District Heating Scheme, a collaboration between Codema (Dublin’s energy agency), the South Dublin County Council, AWS, and Heat Works, Ireland’s first not-for-profit energy utility, which runs the network. This program is the first of its kind on the Emerald Isle, but with the latest estimates showing that district heating could supply more than 87% of Dublin’s he

District heating: Using data centers to heat communities | All Things Distributed District heating: Using data centers to heat communities March 13, 2024 • 1468 words Heat Works Energy Center - Tallaght, Ireland If you've followed me for the past few years (or watched Now Go Build ), you know that I'm very interested in the role that technology can play to help address global socioeconomic and environmental challenges. On a recent trip to Ireland, I had a chance to visit Tallaght, a growing area in South Dublin that's recently undergone significant revitalization efforts. Here, community

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