MAINOVA WEBHOUSE
“Understanding how data travels and how data is exchanged is one of the most important things in modern days ”
OLIVER SCHIEBEL CEO , MAINOVA WEBHOUSE
In physically constrained areas like Frankfurt , it is very useful to be able to maximise power capacity .
This is a part of the sustainability agenda and edge that Mainova WebHouse wants to have as a business , it ’ s one of its USPs , ensuring that all of the data centre buildings are built to a LEED Gold standard .
“ We are using generators which are able to work on synthetic fuels , in order to reduce the emissions from those generators to up to half of the normal emissions ,” Juan continues .
Mainova WebHouse innovates energy solutions Mainova WebHouse wanted to be the most sustainable data centre in Frankfurt and started by looking at what future regulations would call for .
“ We did a lot of brainstorming around how we could attain LEED Gold certification and looked at potential neighbours that we could tap into , in terms of waste heat .”
The agreement for Mainova WebHouse ’ s waste heat reutilisation with the Batschkapp concert hall came about from a discussion with neighbours . Established in 1976 , the Batschkapp concert hall quickly became one of the city ’ s most iconic landmarks , hosting a range of musical genres , for up to 1,800 people .
“ We explained to our neighbours the benefit of waste heat usage and then
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