Docklands datacentre to heat local homes

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£80m Telehouse West project will offset carbon by providing heat to local homes and businesses

A computer datacentre will turn waste heat into energy for the local Docklands community in the first project of its kind, engineering consultants WSP Group and datacentre firm Telehouse Europe announced...

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