THUNDER - THermochemical storage Utilization eNabling Data centre seasonal Energy Recovery

据估计，全球数据中心（DC）的用电量占总用电量的1%至2%。就欧洲而言，预计到2030年数据中心将占98.5太瓦时/年。因此，很明显，从DCs冷却过程中回收废热具有重要的潜力。THUNDER项目旨在克服现有的阻碍DCs废热回收策略广泛采用的障碍，提供一种基于热化学材料的创新、高效和具有成本吸引力的季节性储热方法。THUNDER解决方案横跨整个价值链（数据中心创新存储提供商、热泵制造商和区域能源公司运营商）。THUNDER解决方案将在保加利亚Demosite的现场条件下进行验证，在那里DC的WHR实践并没有广泛传播，从而也促进了这些地区的市场。将在全欧洲的另外10个示范点进行深入的可复制性评估和预可行性分析。将在可复制性确定的地点组织共同设计和培训讲习班，以促进利益相关者的参与和社会意识，从而消除障碍，使其真正实现THUNDER的复制。

Worldwide Data centers (DC) are estimated to account for 1 to 2% of electricity usage. Regarding the European context, it is expected that data centres will account for 98.5 TWh/year in 2030. So it is evident that there is an important potential to recover waste heat from the cooling processes of DCs. The THUNDER project aims to overcome existing barriers hampering a wide adoption of DCs waste heat recovery strategies, providing an innovative, efficient and cost attractive Seasonal Thermal storage based on Thermochemical Materials. THUNDER solutions stretch across the value chain (data centre innovative storage providers, heat pump manufacturers and district energy company operators). The THUNDER solutions will be validated in field conditions at the Demosite in Bulgaria where the practice of WHR from DC is not widely diffused thus boosting the market also in those areas. Deepened replicability assessment will be done and pre-feasibility analysis developed in 10 further Demosites across all over Europe. Co-design and training workshops will be organized at the replicability identified sites to promote stakeholders engagement and social awareness thus unlocking barriers and make it real THUNDER replication.