Use Cases
Today's businesses have high computing power requirements, while energy costs for heating and cooling are rising. With BitHeat Model One, you can reduce your dependence on third-party providers and save costs by converting the waste heat from your computing infrastructure into green, cost-effective heating and process energy that can be used for heating or hot water.
The system can be operated on-premises: This allows you to increase the security of your computing infrastructure, reduce energy costs, and improve your ESG score thanks to an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) through the efficient use of waste heat.
BitHeat Model One combines powerful edge computing with sustainable energy use, reduces operating costs, and decreases dependence on external service providers.
Real‑estate users
Real‑estate users who are interested in "green" and cost‑effective heating.
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Computing users
Users who want more sovereign and demonstrably sustainable compute power in a cloud that is 100 % operated by European companies on European soil.
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On‑Premise users
Users who are interested in a decentralized solution to reduce latency, lower energy costs, improve the ESG score, and better utilize waste heat.
With its first product release, BitHeat offers purchase and hire purchase options for the BitHeat Model One, as well as comprehensive service and maintenance. You can implement your own computing infrastructure on the BitHeat Model One and immediately reuse the waste heat generated.
We are currently working on a highly available, secure, and sustainable, spatially distributed cloud that is 100 % operated by European companies. In the future, BitHeat will also offer cloud services whose performance is available regardless of the system's location.
Industry 4.0
Our BitHeat modules respond in real time to changing production conditions. Digital twins, automation, and industrial robotics make processes more efficient, reduce costs, and save energy. BitHeat future-proofs industrial processes, increases productivity, and boosts competitiveness.
Healthcare
BitHeat protects patient data and critical systems. Decentralised edge-cloud systems enable fast data processing so that requests can be processed as quickly as possible.
Agriculture
In agriculture, our BitHeat modules enable real-time monitoring and control of fields, feeding robots, and drones. This allows farmers to maximize yields, conserve resources, and at the same time use waste heat for drying or juice production – efficiently, flexibly, and sustainably.
Hotel
Predictable waste heat demand and the need for dedicated computing infrastructure
Initial situation
The mk Hotel Passau is a hotel complex that was renovated in 2021. It has four floors (ground floor to third floor) and a total area of around 8,000 m², of which approximately 2,560 m² is accounted for by 128 rooms.
Heat is currently supplied via district heating from a combined heat and power plant (CHP) connected to the boiler room. The flow temperature is over 60°C, the return temperature is around 40°C, and the heating load is around 967 kWh. There is no buffer storage for heating or hot water, as the district heating connection is used directly, and so far there is no own power generation or power storage.
In the proof of concept, the waste heat from the BitHeat computing infrastructure is used in the existing boiler room. By integrating BitHeat, you can reduce your dependence on external district heating, lower energy costs, and at the same time provide flow temperatures of over 60°C to support radiator and fan coil systems.
The solution contributes to a better carbon footprint and a positive environmental impact without the need for additional buffer storage, and can be easily combined with an electricity storage system for future on-site power generation (e.g., PV). The project thus combines efficient computing power, which is used directly, with sustainable heat supply – for immediate operational savings and a measurably more environmentally friendly mode of operation.
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Experience it live
Office
Year-round hot water demand and need for a computing infrastructure
Initial situation
The proof of concept office location is an office building constructed in 2024 with a connection to a hall complex. The office space covers approximately 160 m² on one floor (excluding halls). Heat is supplied by heat pumps that use well water, supported by a gas boiler. In the heating and server room, flow temperatures of 55°C and return temperatures of around 40°C are available. Drinking water hygiene is ensured by a fresh water station in accordance with VDI 6023. The current heating load value is 6.15 kWh (as of 2025); an exact annual heat requirement could not yet be determined as the building was only recently completed.
Around 3,000 German data centers consume around 20 billion kWh annually – of which approximately 9.5 billion kWh is accounted for by server power consumption alone. This makes servers the largest consumers of electricity in the IT industry, incurring costs of around €4.9 billion (as of 2025). At the same time, a further 4 billion kWh per year are required for cooling. This potential for waste heat has remained largely untapped until now.
BitHeat Model One utilises the waste heat generated during data processing and converts it directly on site into usable thermal energy. This eliminates the average energy losses of 5.7 % incurred during transport from the place of generation to the place of use, as well as up to 25% transmission losses associated with conventional waste heat utilisation. Offices can thus be heated efficiently while energy consumption and costs are reduced in the long term.
Thanks to the plug-and-play-place anywhere function, multiple BitHeat Model One units can be scaled flexibly, allowing customers to put together the right solution for their building size, computing capacity, and desired level of redundancy.
The installation of the BitHeat Model One can usually be completed within a few hours. Thanks to detailed installation instructions, specialist companies can easily integrate the product into the building technology.
An existing sustainable energy source, such as a photovoltaic system, can be easily combined with the BitHeat Model One. The use of local, renewable power sources minimises energy transport losses, so that a larger proportion of the electricity generated is directly available. On average, this loss is otherwise 5.7 % due to transmission routes. This efficient coupling therefore makes sense for customers from both an ecological and economic perspective.
Source: German Department of EnergyThe BitHeat Model One is CE certified and therefore complies with all relevant EU directives. The product also has an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) in accordance with international standards, which quantifies the environmental impact of our product throughout its entire life cycle – from production to use to disposal. It provides verifiable data on CO₂ emissions, energy consumption, resource and waste generation, enabling our customers to make informed decisions regarding sustainability and climate protection.
Data security is a top priority. Our solutions rely on edge-cloud architectures, EU-based hosting, and encrypted data transmission. This ensures that sensitive project and building data remains protected and under full control. The goal is to always process data as close as possible to its source, rather than transferring it over long distances to central data centers. BitHeat contributes significantly to the implementation of this concept by enabling a secure, highly available, and geographically centralized IT infrastructure that functions independently of the major global cloud providers.