{"id":18503,"date":"2017-08-15T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=18503"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:40:04","slug":"hot-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/hot-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015, flights produced 781 million tons of CO2 worldwide. This is ba<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/technology\/hot-data\/18503.html\/attachment\/shutterstock_523968604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18504\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18504 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_523968604.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_523968604\" width=\"364\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_523968604.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_523968604.jpg?resize=768,538 768w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_523968604.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_523968604.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_523968604.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_523968604.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_523968604.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>rely 2 percent of all human-induced carbon dioxide emissions. Globally, humans produced over 36 billion tons of CO2.<\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s a really fun fact: data centers emit more CO2 than the global airline industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overheated Data Centers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every laptop owner (especially those who also own cats) knows that computers produce a lot of excess heat. Data centers, comprising tens of thousands of servers, waste massive amounts of energy and money trying to keep them cool. Throughout time, various strategies were tested, including moving facilities near the Arctic Circle (Facebook) or submerging servers underwater (Microsoft).<\/p>\n<p>While Facebook\u2019s decision to build its first data center outside of the US in northern Sweden uses the -4F outside air to keep temperatures constant, a Dutch company took the reverse method: it uses the heat generated by servers to heat people\u2019s homes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Repurposing Heat from the Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/122893200?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdalize.com\/heating\/\">Nerdalize<\/a> worked with Eneco, a Dutch utility company, to test a heating system that feeds on residual heat of computer servers. <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/122893200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch a video about the test.<\/a> Their year-long pilot ran in five households. Each home had a server installed on the premise, powering a standalone wall heater. The heaters were slow, took about one hour to warm up and were also weak, able to provide sufficient heat only for a small room. But the fact that they worked encouraged them to explore the idea further.<\/p>\n<p>And an interesting idea it is\u2014instead of paying for high-energy usage to cool the servers, they save households around $336 a year on their heating bills, while also cutting back on CO2 emissions. Per a company press release, each installation takes three tons of CO2 away from a household\u2019s carbon footprint. In addition, the company assesses that the project will also reduce companies\u2019 data services cost by 50 percent.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,500 people have signed up, interested in the server-heater. Starting in August, Nerdalize plans to equip 42 Dutch residencies with <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/219807753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">servers to heat their water supply<\/a>. Basically, those families will take hot showers using data. The \u201cwin-win-win\u201d scenario, as named by Nerdalize, is backed up through a crowdfunding campaign to expand the initiative. Its investors pumped in \u20ac762,080, far surpassing the funding goal, according to the crowdfunding platform.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/219807753\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This ambitious initiative seems just the thing the world needs now when the CO2 emissions have reached unprecedented heights. But skeptics raise the issue of data security. How relaxed will companies be about having their data sitting in people\u2019s houses? And when the servers experience malfunctions, how happy will the homeowners be to let engineers in to fix the problem?<\/p>\n<p><em>How do you feel about the project and how would you reply to these concerns? Do you feel threatened when your water heater breaks and a maintenance person enters your home to fix it? Would this scenario be any different? <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015, flights produced 781 million tons of CO2 worldwide. This is barely 2 percent of all human-induced carbon dioxide emissions. Globally, humans produced over 36 billion tons of CO2. And here\u2019s a really fun fact: data centers emit more CO2 than the global airline industry. 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