The Organisation
The Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) is an independent, non-profit organization that conducts research and provides consulting services on environmental and sustainability issues. It collaborates with stakeholders to promote sustainable development and provides consulting services.
The Role in THUNDER
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute will conduct a PESTLE analysis at the demonstrator country level to identify relevant implementation pathways for waste heat recovery from data centers. They will establish efficient contracts between the data center and district heating company, focusing on the demonstration site, to manage new business risks. Additionally, IVL will develop a business model concept for the demonstration, identifying ways to generate a win-win between the data center and district heating company, and update it throughout the project with input from exploitation workshops and a market and competition analysis.