Harnessing heat from compute: SAP Accreditation

利用计算的热量：SAP 认证

• 批准号: 10017625
• 金额: $ 53.34万
• 依托单位: BIT WARMER LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10017625
• 关键词: Harnessing; heat; compute; SAP; Accreditation

Data centres are on track to consume 8% of global electricity by 2030, producing 1.8Gt CO2 p.a. (Nature, 2020). Because they generate vast amounts of heat, 40% of their energy consumption is used for cooling, with heat expelled into the atmosphere (Clarke Energy). Capturing this heat represents a significant opportunity for the sector to increase efficiency, reduce costs and generate new revenue streams.Bit Warmer (BW) has developed a disruptive technology ('heata') that reimagines the data centre as a network of distributed cloud computing nodes inside people's homes. heatas are fitted onto domestic hot water tanks via a thermal contact plate and wired into the immersion spur to heat water (using a British Gas approved, 'no-plumbing' process). Using broadband, each heata connects as a node into our network, and using proprietary software, BW accesses this network to provide cloud compute services, using the resulting heat for domestic water heating. By using energy 'twice' (once for processing, once for heating), we substantially increase compute efficiency and reduce energy bills without relying on heat network infrastructure. This follows our principle that it is much easier to move data than heatFor this project, BW will build 100 alpha prototypes and run a pilot in 100 homes for 12 months. This extensive trial will enable us to pursue SAP/RdSAP accreditation for heata (the approved method for energy performance and EPC ratings), which will enable us to position heata as an energy efficiency measure, incentivising installs (allowing us to establish a compute network) and certifying heata as a low-carbon compute provider.

到2030年，数据中心有望消耗8％的全球电力，生产1.8GT CO2 P.A. （自然，2020年）。由于它们产生了大量的热量，因此将40％的能源消耗用于冷却，并将热量排入大气中（Clarke Energy）。捕捉这种热量是该行业提高效率，降低成本并产生新的收入流的重要机会。BitHemper（BW）开发了一种破坏性的技术（“ Heata”），该技术将数据中心重新构想为人们在人们家中的分布式云计算节点网络。通过热接触板将Heatas安装在家用热水箱中，并将其连接到浸入式刺激下加热水（使用英国批准的“无体积”过程）。使用宽带，每个HEATA都将作为一个节点连接到我们的网络中，并使用专有软件使用BW访问该网络以提供云计算服务，并使用最终的热量进行家用水加热。通过使用能量“两次”（一次用于加热一次进行处理），我们大大提高了计算效率并降低了能源费用，而无需依赖热网络基础设施。这遵循我们的原则，即移动数据要比Heat对于该项目容易得多，BW将建造100个Alpha原型，并在100户房屋中运行12个月的飞行员。这项广泛的试验将使我们能够为HEATA（批准的能源性能和EPC评级方法）寻求SAP/RDSAP认证，这将使我们能够将Heata定位为能源效率措施，激励安装（允许我们建立计算网络），并将Heata认证为Heata作为低碳计算机。