Data Centers Looking to Capture Heat

Coupled with rapid growth of data centers we rely upon for internet service and information storage is an increased demand for electricity to power millions of computers and cool the mammoth buildings in which they operate.

Data center computers are integral to our everyday life and store everything from cooking recipes to complex engineering blueprints. They are heavy power users consuming 10-50 times the energy per floor space of a typical commercial office.

Energy inflation combined with the closure of nuclear, coal and natural gas powered plants is causing a shift from more reliable electr...