Connect | London // DCD>Debate: The business case for heat reuse - is it just a pipe dream?

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Max Smolaks

Research Analyst, Uptime Institute

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Max Smolaks

Research Analyst, Uptime Institute

Max Smolaks is a Research Analyst at Uptime Institute Intelligence. Smolaks’s expertise spans digital infrastructure management software, power and cooling equipment, and regulations and standards. Smolaks has 10 years of experience as a technology journalist, reporting on innovation in IT and data center infrastructure.

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Jaime Comella

Data center committee, ASHRAE Spain Chapter

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Jaime Comella

Data center committee, ASHRAE Spain Chapter

Jaime Comella is a passionate advocate of employing a holistic view in data center development. He works at AQ Compute as Head of Innovation and Sustainability, focusing on the development of the next generation of data centers. Jaime has worked in recent years to enable decentralized and efficiently cooled IT infrastructures that turn heat into something usable, acting in design and project management, as well as international business development. He co-leads the Heat Reuse subproject of the Open Compute Project and is a member of the ASHRAE Spain Chapter data center committee.

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Gemma Reeves

Gemma Reeves

Business Unit Manager; Energy- GPH & BFB, Alfa Laval

Danielle Rossi

Global Director, Data Centers, Trane

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Danielle Rossi

Global Director, Data Centers, Trane

Danielle Rossi is the Global Director, Data Centers at Trane Technologies. She has 19+ years in data center solution design and engineering for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, edge, and government environments. In her current role, Danielle manages global mission critical cooling products and processes to provide a standardized deliverable for customers executing projects worldwide.

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Alex de Vries

Data Scientist, DNB

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Alex de Vries

Data Scientist, DNB

Alex de Vries is a researcher at the School of Business and Economics at
the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focusses on the
environmental sustainability of crypto-assets and blockchain technology.
In 2014 he founded digiconomist.net, which provides estimates on various
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Mark Bjornsgaard

CEO & Founder, Deep Green

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Mark Bjornsgaard

CEO & Founder, Deep Green

Deep Green https://www.deepgreen.energy/ was incubated by System Two Group, a VC Mark founded before stepping into CEO duties. System Two has built a fanatical following with its hypothesis driven approach and grew numerous businesses from scratch to scale including Lifted https://www.liftedcare.com/ (Senior care - a JV with British Gas), Altogether https://altogetherdental.com/ (US healthcare, JV with GSK) and Secret Source https://www.secret-source.eu/ (augmented tech teams, Europe). Mark was a founding investor in Elmo https://elmodrive.com/ (EV subscriptions sold to BCA group) and is an investor in Caldera https://www.caldera.co.uk/ (Heat Batteries, Europe), Colibri https://www.colibriteams.com/ (augmented tech teams, US) and NewChange FX https://www.newchangefx.com/ (real time FX data). He sits on the board of Optect https://www.optect.com/ (AI flame detection) and Ctl-Alt https://www.ctrl-alt.co/ (FCA registered fractional ownership). In the early 00s he was the co-founder of Artists First - the legendary music software platform which helped transform the industry from CDs to digital downloads. He holds a number of other board positions and previously consulted to a range of FTSE 100s on M&A strategy and innovation.

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Liquid cooling offers high quality waste heat and the opportunity for effective heat reuse. Yet the concept is far from becoming mainstream despite its sustainable credentials. So what needs to be done to transition from nice to have to future requirement, and is this even viable?

From location constraints and PUE issues, to finding actual users and integrating into brownfield sites, this debate will tackle the realities and practicalities of heat reuse. What are the infrastructure requirements both for data center design and for connection to district heating systems? How will it impact the future of intelligent cooling? What are the incentives to participate? How can the industry build a business case for heat reuse - and should we be? We ask the experts.

Held under Chatham House Rule, DCD>Debates are open discussions led by a panel of experts, on the biggest issues to face the industry.