Facebook shows off heat-recovery system for its Danish data centre

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District heating system transfers heat generated at by Facebook's servers to buildings in the city of Odense

Social media giant Facebook has unveiled a new heat recovery system at a wind-powered data centre in Denmark that uses heat generated by its servers to warm homes in the nearby community. The di...

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