IN MILAN THE FIRST PROJECT IN ITALY FOR HEAT RECOVERY FROM DATA CENTRES

Milan sees the birth of the first industrial partnership in Italy for the recovery of heat from data centres for district heating. 
Thanks to a2a, in collaboration with DBAGroup and Retelit, the energy generated by ‘Avalon 3’, the latest hyper-connected and sustainable data centre of Retelit, a leader in B2B telecommunications in Italy, will power the city's network in Municipality 6.
‘This project,‘ commented Raffaele De Bettin, CEO of the DBA Group, “sees us involved in providing the engineering services required for the proper re-use of the ”waste’ heat from the data centre in Via Bisceglie in Milan, and allows us to supply the surrounding area with new energy. This activity is part of a broader plan to support the country's energy, digital and ecological transition, pillars on which our Industrial Plan to 2026 is based. The reuse of energy is fundamental if we want to concretely aim towards a circular economy: harnessing the power of a data centre like Avalon 3 is an example of the right path to follow [...]’