Telehouse West, a new £80 million datacentre, will transform generated waste heat into energy for the local Docklands community. Once operational the datacentre facility will provide 4,625 square meters of secure storage space for UK businesses.
The move will see Telehouse Europe mitigate the carbon footprint of its nine-storey Telehouse West datacentre at the East India Docks by exporting waste heat for use in nearby homes and businesses, a move which has received approval from the Greater London Authority.

The partnership will see Telehouse West save up to 1,110 tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum and provide up to nine megawatts of power for the local neighbourhood. The energy savings will equate to boiling 3,000 kettles continuously. The disposal of waste heat from cooling systems is one of the most significant sustainability issues associated with data storage. This will be the first time a heat export strategy has been introduced in the UK for this type of datacentre facility.

 Commenting on the announcement Mr Bob Harris, Technical Services Director of Telehouse Europe, said: “We are very proud of the new £80 million Telehouse West facility, not only will it offer an innovative way to capture and repurpose waste heat, but the facility will also ease the capacity crunch. Secure data facilities are now vital to every area of modern business. Organisations throughout the world will be able to turn to Telehouse West for all their data storage needs knowing that they will be helping the local community and the environment.”