From Rock Band to Energy Rockstar: Decentralizing Data Centers and Innovating Heat Transfer with Mark Bjornsgaard of Deep Green

The EDGECELSIOR Show: Stories and Strategies for Scaling Edge Compute

Can you imagine heating a public swimming pool with a data center? Well, that's exactly what Mark Bjornsgaard and his team at Deep Green are doing. Join me as I chat with Mark about his incredible journey from rocking in a band to becoming an energy rockstar, and how his exploration in venture capital led him to pioneer a future in energy and climate impact.
Data centers, notorious for being power-hungry, are facing a paradigm shift. Mark and his team are at the forefront of this change, decentralizing data centers to optimize grid usage. We talk about new technologies that leverage Kubernetes orchestration of workloads across data centers that not only maximize utilization but are also designed to harvest the heat generated for local housing, swimming pools, and more.
Through this distributed data center and energy harvesting strategy, Deep Green can heat thousands of flats in the UK. We discuss the crucial role of carbon regulations for the power industry. Mark shares his fascinating story of scaling from a small heater on the side of a hot water tank to a data "furnace" for cloud providers.
Join us to learn how Mark and his team built a playbook for rapid, efficient project implementation, and how these trailblazers are leading the way for a better, more sustainable energy future.
Listen to Mark's band at - https://open.spotify.com/artist/49sAZLRBJgtum6oW6pjrrT?si=VshqwJZdT82F0BvcM8a3Yg !!

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