{"id":1098582,"date":"2026-04-19T16:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/?p=1098582"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:59:17","slug":"fa1-local-datacenter-helps-heat-thousands-of-danish-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/da-dk\/transform-da-dk\/government-da-dk\/fa1-local-datacenter-helps-heat-thousands-of-danish-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Datacenter Helps Heat Thousands of Danish Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Excess heat from one of Microsoft\u2019s datacenters will soon be used to heat local households in H\u00f8je-Taastrup through a collaboration between Microsoft and the district heating company VEKS and H\u00f8je Taastrup Fjernvarme. The datacenter is expected to generate enough surplus heat to meet the annual need of around 6,000 local homes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lokalt datacenter hj\u00e6lper med at opvarme tusindvis af danske hjem\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/UdvkowTWvFA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:%2F%2Fpulse.microsoft.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>VEKS is responsible for the production, transmission, and distribution of district heating in and around Copenhagen. VEKS has already extensive experience in using excess heat from industrial facilities and large buildings to support the local heating supply.<\/p>\n<p>Steen Christiansen, Chair of VEKS, highlights the importance of the agreement for the future of district heating:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is significant potential in utilizing surplus heat from datacenters in Greater Copenhagen. This agreement is a concrete contribution to VEKS\u2019 ambition to deliver even more environmentally friendly and sustainable district heating in the years ahead,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Mikael Mikkelsen, Datacenter Commercial Lead at Microsoft Denmark, says: \u201cOur datacenters are intended to be among the most sustainable in the world. We have made substantial investments in energy efficiency as part of establishing our new datacenters in Denmark. The agreement with VEKS is an important step toward building a more climate-conscious Danish datacenter region, where surplus heat benefits both local residents and the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1098621\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-162104-1883x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Inside an industrial facility with large pipes and machinery, a technician stands between equipment rows.\" width=\"1883\" height=\"1024\" data-contrast=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-162104-1883x1024.jpg 1883w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-162104-300x163.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-162104-768x418.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-162104-1536x835.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-162104-2048x1114.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1883px) 100vw, 1883px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The excess heat is captured inside the datacenter using an air-to-liquid heat exchanger and then transferred as heated water through a pipe system to the local district heating network. VEKS has installed heat pumps to raise the temperature further, after which the heat will be distributed through heat exchangers and underground pipes to homes and businesses in the area connected to the district heating system. It is expected that surplus heat from the datacenter will cover the annual heating needs of approximately 6,000 households in H\u00f8je-Taastrup.<\/p>\n<p>The project is one of the first in which Microsoft is integrating waste heat recovery technology directly into its datacenters. This is possible because the facility is located close to both the existing infrastructure for utilizing surplus heat and a nearby residential area in H\u00f8je-Taastrup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excess heat from one of Microsoft\u2019s datacenters will soon be used to heat local households in H\u00f8je-Taastrup through a collaboration between Microsoft and the district heating company VEKS and H\u00f8je Taastrup Fjernvarme. The datacenter is expected to generate enough surplus heat to meet the annual need of around 6,000 local homes. 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