Net Positive Labs is supporting GreenWeaver, a company developing a distributed data-centre model that connects compute infrastructure directly to local heat networks.
The solution enables organisations to access low-carbon computing power while simultaneously supplying recovered heat to nearby industrial processes and district heating systems. Net Positive Labs is advising the founders on strategic positioning, ecosystem partnerships, and early market engagement.
Through this work, the collaboration has already enabled a partnership with a major European industrial landowner that could provide sites and heat-demand customers for the first deployments of GreenWeaver’s distributed infrastructure model.
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving significant growth in data-centre infrastructure and the energy required to power it. According to the International Energy Agency, data centres consumed roughly 415 TWh of electricity in 2024 (around 1.5% of global demand), a figure expected to rise substantially as AI adoption accelerates.
At the same time, large volumes of heat generated by computing systems are typically treated as waste.
GreenWeaver’s distributed infrastructure model addresses this challenge by integrating compute facilities directly with local heat demand. Instead of operating as isolated energy consumers, data centres become part of local energy systems.
However, deploying this model requires aligning multiple stakeholders simultaneously. Successful locations must combine compute demand, suitable infrastructure sites, and nearby industrial facilities or heat networks capable of utilising the recovered heat.
For an early-stage company, identifying these intersections and building the ecosystem required for deployment is a key barrier to early traction.
Net Positive Labs supported GreenWeaver in identifying and engaging the partners required to enable early deployments.
Leveraging its network of corporate partners, innovation leaders, and infrastructure stakeholders, Net Positive Labs connected the company with organisations whose strategic priorities aligned with the distributed infrastructure concept.
This included entities controlling industrial land suitable for installations as well as organisations interested in sustainable compute infrastructure and industrial heat recovery.
Net Positive Labs also supported the structuring of discussions between stakeholders, helping align incentives and move conversations from initial engagement toward practical deployment opportunities.
The collaboration led to engagement with a major European industrial landowner whose assets and strategic priorities closely align with GreenWeaver’s distributed data-centre model.
The parties are now exploring a potential agreement and conducting technical due diligence on possible deployment locations that combine industrial sites, compute demand, and nearby heat demand.
As artificial intelligence drives exponential growth in computing demand, the energy footprint of digital infrastructure is becoming a critical constraint.
Integrating data centres with local energy systems through heat recovery offers a pathway to transform computing infrastructure from passive energy consumers into productive industrial energy assets.
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