Data Centre Magazine October 2024 | Page 114

MAINOVA WEBHOUSE
tested the water with multiple interested parties . The Batschkapp concert hall was the first one that was interested .”
Mainova WebHouse also looked at potential ways in which the company could store energy from regular testing of the generators , and is also increasingly focused on reducing its water consumption
“ When we designed the buildings , there were no requirements on water usage efficiency at all , but we all saw that that issue will become more challenging in Frankfurt ’ s future ,” adds Oliver .
The team designed the building to collect rainwater to water the green wall facades and outdoor planting on the property .
Mainova WebHouse has set up heat reutilisation projects for multiple future DCs . “ More than 50 % of the actual waste heat will be delivered to district heating grids in proximity according to the current planning for future DCs ,” Oliver shares . “ We ’ re actually looking for some of the locations , into two digit megawatt numbers of heating , like 15 megawatts of heating per location or beyond .”
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