(Best-in-Class) Swimming pools and data centres

Swimming pools
and data centres
A sustainable symbiosis

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BEST-IN-CLASS

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Overview

Exmouth Leisure Centre, located in the southern English town of Exmouth, is benefiting from an innovative solution that repurposes waste heat from data centres. Data centres, which power AI, robotics and other technologies, generate significant amounts of heat, which is usually released into the atmosphere. Deep Green, a company specializing in repurposing energy for social good, captures heat from a data centre installed at the leisure centre and uses it to heat the pool, reducing the need for gas boilers. This approach lowers energy costs and carbon emissions, making swimming more affordable and environmentally friendly for the local community.

“The potential is enormous. Making swimming and other active pastimes
more accessible and more sustainable, we can maintain activity in our community so that people stay more healthy.”

Olly Swayne, CEO, LED Community Leisure

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Points 
of interest

Water in a swimming pool is normally heated to above 28ºC.
Rising energy costs have contributed to the closure of over 380 public swimming pools across the UK since 2010.
According to some calculations, 97% of the energy that goes into a computer comes out as waste heat.
Data centres do not have to be in industrial warehouses but can be at the heart of local communities.

“The future is heating every swimming pool for free with data centres. That’s incredibly exciting!”

Mark Bjornsgaard, CEO, Deep Green

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Conclusions

This partnership demonstrates a groundbreaking win-win approach to sustainability. By repurposing waste heat from servers to warm swimming pools, data companies reduce environmental impact, while the community benefits from lower energy costs, reduced carbon emissions and affordable access to facilities. This innovative model transforms a challenge into a community asset, highlighting the potential for scalable, sustainable solutions that integrate technology with local needs, fostering environmental and social benefits on a global scale.