Stockholm Data Parks
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Also the Head of Open District Heating ( ODH ) at Stockholm Exergi , Rylander explains that the whole process actually starts with ODH , which provides the business model of the venture . Taking advantage of a 2,800km network of district heating / cooling pipes that snake underground around Stockholm , a scheme was started in 2014 wherein businesses were approached and asked if they were willing to sell their excess / wasted heat energy on a fluctuating price scale ( depending on the outside temperature ). “ If we can buy heat from someone at a price lower than it would have cost to produce it , that ’ s the real business behind heat recovery : we are saving money and companies will be paid for something that is generally regarded as waste ,” Rylander states . By establishing a market for waste heat in Stockholm , ODH is playing an essential part in helping Stockholm reach its goal of using 100 % renewable or recovered energy for its district heating by 2030 , as well as being totally carbon neutral by 2040 . “ Currently ,
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