We Find Data Centre Sites

Data centre sites where every watt works twice

ThermalEdge finds sites where data centres can be powered by local energy and their waste heat recovered — for district heating, pools, hospitals, and industry. We turn stranded energy into compute, and waste heat into community value.

1MW+
Minimum IT Load
Tier III
Concurrently Maintainable
0%
Waste Heat
UK-wide
Site Pipeline
The Model
Zero waste heat. Zero grid queue.

Most data centres dump heat into the atmosphere and wait years for grid connections. We find sites where the power already exists and the heat has somewhere useful to go.

01

Identify

We find sites with stranded or undermonetised power — EfW plants, anaerobic digestion, industrial CHP, solar farms with curtailment — adjacent to large heat sinks like district heating networks.

02

Develop

We assess Tier III feasibility, confirm dual power paths, map fibre diversity, evaluate the planning route, and structure the heat offtake — building a complete commercial case for the site.

03

Deliver

We bring the opportunity to market as a development-ready package — with the technical, commercial, and planning groundwork done, so construction can begin.

Heat Recovery
Waste heat becomes community heat

Data centres produce waste heat at 30–45°C — the exact temperature needed by district heating networks, swimming pools, hospitals, and industrial processes. Our sites are selected for this match. No heat is wasted.

Behind-Meter Power
EfW · CHP · AD · Solar
Tier III Data Centre
1MW+ IT load
Heat Recovery
Pools · Heating · Hospitals · Industry
Who We Work With
Your power. Our expertise. New revenue.

ThermalEdge works with energy asset owners and data centre operators to unlock value from behind-the-meter power and waste heat.

Energy & Site Partners

Your stranded power is worth more than grid export.

If you operate an EfW plant, AD facility, industrial CHP, or solar farm — we assess your site for data centre potential, structure the commercial opportunity, and bring qualified operators to your door.

  • Behind-the-meter power revenue at rates above grid export
  • Waste heat offtake reduces your thermal disposal costs
  • Long-term anchor tenant for underused land
  • Net-zero and ESG credentials for your site
  • We do the technical and commercial groundwork — no capital outlay from you
DC Builders & Operators

Tier III sites with power secured. No grid queue.

We deliver development-ready sites with confirmed behind-the-meter power, diverse fibre, and heat recovery built in — so you can build instead of waiting.

  • Behind-the-meter power — bypass the 15-year grid queue
  • Tier III feasibility confirmed before you visit
  • Heat recovery unlocks planning and ESG advantages
  • Heads of terms with landowner and power provider in place
  • Sites from 1MW to 50MW+ IT capacity
Site Selection
Every site must recover its heat

We only develop sites where the data centre's waste heat has a productive destination — and where local energy can power the compute.

Power: 2MW+ total, dual path capable
🌡️ Heat sink: ≥1MW thermal within 2km
🔗 Fibre: Diverse routes within 1km
🏗️ Space: 800–1,200m² + compound

We prioritise sites where energy would otherwise be wasted — EfW plants, anaerobic digestion, industrial CHP, solar farms with curtailment — and where nearby communities, pools, or heat networks can benefit from the recovered heat.

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