Data-Center Farming: Exploring the Potential of Industrial Symbiosis in a Subarctic Region

As our world becomes increasingly digitalized, data centers as operational bases for these technologies lead to a consequent increased release of excess heat into the surrounding environment. This paper studies the challenges and opportunities of industrial symbiosis between data centers’ excess hea...

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Published in:Sustainability
Main Authors: Ramos Caceres, Cristina, Törnroth, Suzanna, Vesterlund, Mattias, Johansson, Andreas, Sandberg, Marcus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Arkitektur och vatten 2022
Subjects:
data centers
excess heat reuse
energy modeling
energy optimization
industrial symbiosis
greenhouse farming
sustainable development
subarctic climate
Energy Engineering
Energiteknik
Subarctic
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-89409
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052774
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Summary:As our world becomes increasingly digitalized, data centers as operational bases for these technologies lead to a consequent increased release of excess heat into the surrounding environment. This paper studies the challenges and opportunities of industrial symbiosis between data centers’ excess heat and greenhouse farming, specifically utilizing the north of Sweden as a case study region. The region was selected in a bid to tackle the urgent urban issue of self-sufficiency in local food production. A synergetic approach towards engaging stakeholders from different sectors is presented through a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to facilitate resilient data-center-enabled food production. The paper delivers on possible future solutions on implementing resource efficiency in subarctic regions. Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-02-28 (sofila)

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