For energy companies, district heating utilities and heat users
Year-round, low-carbon heat. Take only what you need.
A data centre makes far more heat than a local network can use, every hour of the year. Energy companies take the share that replaces fuel in their network; drying, greenhouse, fish-farming and industrial companies take steady heat for production. The Heat Hub balances the rest.
What you get
Data centre waste heat for your network and production
- 1
Cheaper, cleaner base load
Heat pumps lift ≈ 50 °C data centre heat to district heating temperatures and replace fuel-based production.
- 2
No obligation to take it all
You contract only the heat your network needs. The Heat Hub uses the rest, including the summer surplus, in drying, greenhouses and industry.
- 3
Steady heat for production
Drying, greenhouse, fish-farming and industrial companies get year-round heat at 20–55 °C, used directly and priced against their current alternative.
What you receive
What the pre-study shows you
- A monthly heat balance against your network's demand and temperatures
- The share your network can take, month by month
- Other heat users within about 30 km for the rest
- Recommended next steps: heat pump concept, agreements and funding
Cost with energy aid
- Pre-study, excl. VAT
- €30,000
- Energy aid 40%
- − €12,000
- Applicant's share
- €18,000
An energy company that has joined the energy efficiency agreement may apply for 40% energy aid for the study. Business Finland grants energy aid to projects with eligible costs of up to EUR 5 million; larger projects are decided by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. For example, Lappeenrannan Lämpövoima received EUR 2.66 million from the ministry in 2024 for a 24 MW heat pump plant using data centre waste heat. Eligibility is confirmed with Business Finland before applying.
Next steps
Moving forward is simple
- 01
30-minute call
We go through your network or your heat need, and the data centre project in your area.
- 02
Proposal with the municipality
We scope the study with the municipality or development company, and Avans prepares the energy aid application for you.
- 03
Four-week study
Work starts from the funding decision.
FAQ
Questions energy companies and heat users ask
Does data centre heat compete with our own production?
It can replace fuel-based production where that makes sense for you. You decide how much you contract; the Heat Hub is designed so that the rest is used elsewhere, not pushed onto your network.
At what temperature does the heat come?
About 55 °C supply and 30–32 °C return from liquid-cooled data centres. Direct uses work at this level; for district heating, heat pumps lift the temperature.
We are a heat user. How do we get heat from a Heat Hub?
Tell us your heat need: temperature, annual amount and seasonal profile. We add you to the heat user register of the nearest planned Hub and contact you when a site is developed. Heat is priced against your current alternative, and registering your interest is free.
Next step
Let's plan the heat together
Tell us about your network or your heat need, and the data centre plans in your area.
What happens next
- 1A 30-minute call: heat, possible users, timeline
- 2Together we check fit, schedule and funding options
- 3You get a fixed-price pre-study proposal, credited against the system delivery