Partnership for a sustainable energy supply in Volketswil
The energy supplier Energie 360° and Vantage Data Centres are planning an energy network in Volketswil ZH based on waste heat utilisation. From the end of 2028, 70 megawatts are to be produced annually. This will provide 7000 households in four municipalities with a climate-neutral energy supply.
Energie 360° and Vantage Data Centres have entered into a partnership to set up an energy network. The data centre operator based in the US state of Colorado is planning to build a new data centre campus in Volketswil. According to a press release, the planned utilisation of waste heat at the new site will create the “ideal energy source for an energy network”. “We are delighted about this partnership and the fact that we can make a contribution to the decarbonisation of the energy system,” Wolfgang Zepf, Country Manager of Vantage Switzerland, is quoted as saying.
Construction of the energy centre is scheduled to begin in summer 2025. From the end of 2028, 70 megawatts of neutral thermal energy are to be generated for 7,000 households in the municipalities of Volketswil, Greifensee, Schwerzenbach and Effretikon.
Consumers will probably not have to wait that long. In order to be able to supply heat from the energy network as soon as possible, work has begun on creating a climate-friendly interim solution, according to the statement: “In order to utilise synergies with other construction work, Energie 360° is already building part of the transport pipeline between Volketswil and Effretikon. The first properties could be supplied with climate-friendly heat as early as the end of 2026.