# Home-Heating Churches The Uspenski Cathedral Data Center Will Keep 500 Homes Warm By Katherinev123 | Published 2009-12-02 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cathedral-data-center References: [reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSGEE5AS01D20091130?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=11617) A church that provides heat to homes? It sounds almost ludicrous, but that is what the Uspenski Cathedral data center in Helsinki will do. Technically, the [data center and server farm](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/data-center-infrastructure) is located in the bedrock beneath the cathedral. Because data centers generate a lot of heat, the Cathedral data center will distribute that [excess thermal energy to homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/integrated-energy-solutions) using a [system of underground pipes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thermal-management). The server farm's heat will be captured and transferred across this piping network to 500 homes throughout the city. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Data Center Heating:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transforming excess heat generated by data centers into a resource for heating homes. - **Underground Thermal Energy Distribution:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing efficient underground piping networks for transferring thermal energy from data centers to residential areas. - **Sustainable Heating Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating eco-friendly and cost-effective heating solutions by utilizing excess heat from data centers. ### Where This Applies - **Data Centers:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating heat recapture technology to provide sustainable heating solutions for residential areas. - **Construction:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building efficient underground infrastructure for thermal energy distribution from data centers. - **Energy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing innovative methods to capture and utilize excess heat generated by data centers as a sustainable heating source. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Infrastructure Cooling Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/endtoend-cooling-solution.md) - [Cryptocurrency Mining Heaters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bitcoin-mining-heater.md) - [Bitcoin-Mining Space Heaters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canaan-avalon-mini-3.md) - [Data Center Cooling Apparatuses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooling-apparatuses.md) - [Flatpack Virtual Fireplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graphene-radiator.md) - [Industrial Cooling Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/industrial-cooling-technologies.md) - [Sacred Timber Chapels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-church-tolvkanten.md) - [State-of-the-Art Innovation Centers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sustainable-heating-and-cooling.md) - [Urban Data Landmarks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spark-716.md)