Sentris has designed the first data center in Lithuania with meaningful heat reuse – to be delivering over 8,000 MWh of recovered heat annually to Vilnius’ district heating system.
Today, Vilnius Heating Network announced signing an agreement with the Lithuanian Radio
and Television Centre (LRTC) – a crucial step toward clean energy, on the occasion of World
Environment Day.
Starting in 2028, waste heat from the LRTC data center will no longer be released into the air
but instead directed into Vilnius’ heating network – warming homes and providing hot water
for city residents. Near the TV Tower, Vilnius Heating Network will install all necessary
infrastructure to enable the smart, efficient, and sustainability-driven transfer of this waste
heat into the system.
“True sustainability begins with simple questions like ‘Where does the heat go?’ and the courage to answer them differently. Waste heat is not waste – it’s an opportunity for the city to heat more wisely and in a more environmentally friendly way”.
CEO of Vilnius Heating Network
The project in numbers are creating real value:
- Over 8,000 MWh of waste heat per year
- Enough to heat around 1,300 average apartments and provide hot water
- Up to 15,000 tons of CO₂ emissions avoided
- Around 33 million kWh of electricity saved annually
- Reduced natural gas consumption, increased share of renewable energy
The National data center has been designed by Sentris for LRTC to be equipped with a heat
pump and thermal storage, and to be connected to the district heating network, enabling the
supply of heat to surrounding residential buildings.
According to Vilnius Heating Network, all necessary infrastructure is planned to be in place
by the end of 2027, with waste heat flowing into the network by 2028.
This is another project, in addition to the forward-thinking ones in Norway, where Sentris has
made the waste heat consumption applications possible.