TechnologyUK commits £90 million to expand waste-heat networks
The package includes a Thames project that would move hot water by electric barge from 2028 before planned tunnels open in the 2030s.
TLDR
The UK government is committing £90 million to build and extend heat networks that reuse energy from data centers and factories, The Register reports. Officials say the portfolio could reach more than 750,000 homes. Its largest London proposal has £41 million for an initial electric-barge system carrying hot water 25 kilometers along the Thames from 2028, with tunnels planned for the 2030s. The engineering challenge is substantial because data-center heat is often too cool for direct domestic use and may require heat pumps and newer network designs.
UK commits £90 million to expand waste-heat networks
The package includes a Thames project that would move hot water by electric barge from 2028 before planned tunnels open in the 2030s.
TLDR
The UK government is committing £90 million to build and extend heat networks that reuse energy from data centers and factories, The Register reports. Officials say the portfolio could reach more than 750,000 homes. Its largest London proposal has £41 million for an initial electric-barge system carrying hot water 25 kilometers along the Thames from 2028, with tunnels planned for the 2030s. The engineering challenge is substantial because data-center heat is often too cool for direct domestic use and may require heat pumps and newer network designs.
