OCP, energy, data centres and society new applications and metrics.pdf

1、New applications and metricsOCP,energy,data centres and societySustainability:Heat Reuse/Circular EconomyOCP,energy,data centres and society:New applications and metricsPetter Terenius,PhD Researcher,Lancaster UniversityThe presenterPetterTerenius,p.tereniuslancaster.ac.uk, 10 years in the IT indust

2、ry:marketing,programmingWorked 8 years as a lecturer in computer science at University of Bors,SwedenFinalising my PhD in computer science at the School of Computing and Communications,Lancaster University,UK,sponsored by the Leverhulme TrustFrom the OCP Heat Reuse subproject“Almost 100%of the energ

3、y used in a processor turns into heat.With proper design,data center cooling systems can be converted into a heat source and a heat management opportunitythat in turn converts the heat from a liability to an asset.”https:/www.opencompute.org/wiki/Cooling_Environments/Heat_ReuseThe research projectTh

4、e DC industry uses 1%of worlds electrical power=billions of dollars,megatons of yearly carbon emissionsThis power turns into waste heat of circa 35 degrees Celsius(50 degrees or even more with liquid immersion cooling)How can this lukewarm heat energy be reused?Three themes:applications,societies,me

5、trics1.Find novel applications for DC waste heat use2.Map applications to different geographies and societal structures3.Define an understandable and helpful metric for stakeholders4.Prove the metric through use casesThe research project:strategyApplications for DC waste heatHeat a societyHeat homes

6、(large-scale:20.000 homes in Stockholm;small-scale:apartment building in Basel)Heat swimming pools(Blackpool a new European DC hub)Dehydrate commoditiesWooden pellets,timber,seaweed,vegetables,tea leaves,Store heat or CO2”Charge”salt hydratesDehydrate and bury organic matter to trap CO2Provide other