Reusing the heat from data centers ?

With the development of AI, the demand for computing capacity continues to increase. In several regions of the EU, the heat generated by data centers is already being used to heat public or private buildings. Our MPs Corinne Cahen and Luc Emering have asked the concerned ministers whether there are any similar projects or plans in Luxembourg to sustainably reuse the heat from existing data centers, including that from the Meluxina supercomputers.

Question

„Zanter Ufank des Jores si laut dem däitschen Energieeffizienzgesetz d’Entreprisen ab enger
gewësser Gréisstenuerdnung dozou verpflicht, de Volume vun der Wäermt (Abwärme), déi se
produzéieren, ze mellen. Nei Rechenzentren, déi an Däitschland no Juli 2026 a Betrib ginn, si
souguer dozou verpflicht, en Deel vun hirer Wäermt déi se produzéieren, weiderzeverdeelen.


Des Wäermt, déi vu Rechenzentre generéiert gëtt an am Moment dacks einfach an d’Loft geblose
gëtt, representéiert e grousst Potenzial, déi een notze kann, fir ganz Gebaier ze hëtzen. Fuerscher
vum Institut fir Energiewirtschaft vun der Universitéit Stuttgart behaapten, dass duerch
d’Entwécklung vun der KI een dovun ausgoe muss, dass sech d’Rechenzentrumskapazitéit bis
2030 verduebele soll, wéi och d’Produktioun vu Wäermt déi se generéieren.


A Stuttgart ass den Ausbau vun esou engem Rechenzentrum virgesinn. D‘Wäermt déi e generéiert
soll genotzt gi, fir d’Uni ze hëtzen. Heiduerch wëll een tëschent 40 a 50% un Energie, an deemno
och un CO2 Ausstéiss, spueren. Do wou een Uschloss un d’Wärmenetz méiglech ass, mengen
d’Fuerscher, dass verschidden däitsch Stied, eleng iwwer hir Rechenzentren, mat genuch Hëtzt
kënne versuergt ginn.

An deem Kader wollte mir dem Här Minister fir Ëmwelt, Klima a Biodiversitéit follgend Froe
stellen:

  1. Ginn et aktuell Pläng oder Projeten zu Lëtzebuerg, fir Wäermt vun existente Rechenzentren
    ze notze fir ëeentlech oder privat Gebaier ze hëtzen?
  2. Lëtzebuerg huet schonn e puer Rechenzentren a Supercomputeren a kritt der nach e puer
    bäi an nächster Zäit: de Meluxina HPC, de Meluxina-AI an de Meluxina-Q produzéiere vill
    Wäermt. Huet de Minister an dësem Kontext Kontakt mat LuxConnect? Falls de Projet vum
    Rechenzenter vu Google géing kommen, gëtt do och dru geduecht, déi produzéiert
    Wäermt ze benotzen?
  3. Wéi schätzt de Minister d’Potential fir d’Notzung vu Wäermt vu Rechenzentren zu
    Lëtzebuerg an?
  4. Plangt d’Regierung Rechenzentren hei zu Lëtzebuerg dozou ze verflichten hir generéiert
    Wäermt nohalteg ze notzen?“

Would you like this parliamentary question to be translated into English?

Share:

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
WhatsApp

More parliamentary questions

How many doctors work in the north of the country?

In the north of the country, citizens often have to travel long distances to get to a clinic or medical centre.
DP MPs André Bauler and Gilles Baum asked the Minister for Health, among other things, how many GPs and specialists work in the north of the country, what the age pyramid is for doctors and when a second medical centre might open in the north.

read more...

How many women are released from work during pregnancy?

Labour law stipulates that pregnant women may not take on certain tasks at work. The law therefore provides for an adjustment of the workplace or a transfer to another position. If neither is possible, the woman must be released from work.
DP MPs Corinne Cahen and Carole Hartmann wanted to know from the Minister of Health, among other things, how many women are exempted per sector, how often an employer has objected to a dispensation and on the basis of which specific criteria occupational physicians decide on a dispensation.

read more...

Should the LNS and private laboratories work closer together on biopsies?

The LNS, which has a monopoly in this area, has taken a number of measures to counteract the long waiting times for the evaluation of biopsies.
DP MPs Mandy Minella and Dr Gérard Schockmel have asked the Minister of Health what impact these measures have had on waiting times and whether greater cooperation with private laboratories should be considered in order to further reduce waiting times.

read more...

No more reimbursement for dermatoscopic photos?

As part of a dermatologist’s examination, photos can be taken of suspicious skin areas where there is a risk of skin cancer developing. DP MP Gusty Graas has now been informed that these photos will no longer be reimbursed by health insurance. In a parliamentary question to the Minister of Health, the liberal politician would like to know, among other things, why this decision was made and how many patients have been reimbursed for such photos taken by dermatologists in the last five years.

read more...