Guides, research & regulatory briefings
Practical guides and articles for data centre operators, district heating companies and infrastructure investors. All free to read and download.
Why heat reuse needs to be planned into data center development from the start
atNorth and Calentix have signed a Project Development Agreement for heat reuse at the SWE04 data center in Sollefteå. Hrefna Haraldsdóttir and Ulrika Jardfelt explain why heat reuse has to be planned in from the start.
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Eight criteria that determine whether a waste heat recovery project is viable
Across the projects Calentix has assessed, the same eight criteria decide commercial viability. No single factor is decisive on its own.
Read more →What EU regulation means for your data centre
ERF reporting is already mandatory, minimum performance standards are coming, and Germany has gone further still. Here is what the EED actually requires of data centre operators.
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Free guide: The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) explained for data centres
A plain-language guide to how the EU Energy Efficiency Directive applies to data centres, including reporting duties, thresholds, and heat recovery obligations.
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Free guide: Germany's Energy Efficiency Act explained for data centres (Energieeffizienzgesetz, EnEfG)
Everything data centre operators need to know about Germany's EnEfG, heat reuse quotas, PUE targets, and reporting deadlines.
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Free guide: The IHP model explained for district heating operators
How the Independent Heat Producer model lets district heating operators secure new, low-carbon heat capacity without tying up capital.
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Free guide: Data centre waste heat recovery, the IHP model explained
A guide for data centre operators on how the Independent Heat Producer model turns waste heat into revenue with zero capex.
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