{"id":2815,"date":"2025-07-08T15:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/thunder\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:44:34","slug":"thunder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/en\/thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"THUNDER"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2815\" class=\"elementor elementor-2815 elementor-875\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a4f01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57a4f01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:6.9,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd15889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd15889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1c3fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a1c3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THUNDER<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba62ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eba62ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It is the European R&amp;D project we are working on together with other important Italian and international partners, aimed at recovering waste heat from large Data Centers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e13e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17e13e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda39d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dda39d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c60e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7c60e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-thunder-400x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2229\" alt=\"Logo thunder 400x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-thunder-400x150-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-thunder-400x150-1-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c6b0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50c6b0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcb037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcb037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR COMMITMENT<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd36af6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd36af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recovery and storage of waste heat from Data Centers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ee8ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93ee8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d115ca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d115ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thunder is a project co-funded by the European Commission within the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.<\/p><p>The goal is to develop a system capable of storing the waste heat from a large Data Center located in Varna, Bulgaria, during the summer, and releasing it in winter for use within the surrounding urban area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c250d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4c250d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderproject.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit the project website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96af7c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96af7c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41abab2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41abab2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1365494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1365494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Co-Funded-By-the-EU-400x109-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is estimated that Data Centers worldwide account for about 2% of electricity consumption, and by 2030 this will reach 3.2% of total electricity demand. Most of this energy is used for cooling systems, which are essential for their proper operation given the large amount of waste heat generated \u2014 heat that is currently dispersed but actually represents a highly valuable resource.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd54ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbd54ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cdede e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29cdede\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203b68f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"203b68f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab686b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab686b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR SYSTEM<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab80184 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ab80184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f74521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f74521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><p>The Seasonal Thermal Storage is an advanced storage system based on thermochemical materials (TCM) selected to increase storage capacity through heat transfer processes with thermal losses close to zero. It relies on an innovative storage technology based on chemical reactions and absorption processes, providing an efficient and compact solution capable of exploiting waste and low-grade heat flows from Data Centers. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e698248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e698248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADVANTAGES<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0178e3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0178e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9293f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee9293f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><p>The Seasonal Thermal Storage aims to store heat for a long period (up to 6 months) with minimal energy loss. This seasonal thermal storage will finally make it possible to harness the large amount of waste heat produced by Data Centers, making it available when it is most needed, such as during the winter months, thereby reducing emissions, heating costs, and the use of fossil fuel sources. Waste heat could be used to meet the heating needs of approximately 2.5% of the European building stock.  <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5e502 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0d5e502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT US NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220d13b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"220d13b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a05a078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a05a078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/st-3412-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2424\" alt=\"St\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/st-3412-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/st-3412-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/st-3412-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/st-3412-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/steeltechitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/st-3412.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THUNDER It is the European R&amp;D project we are working on together with other important Italian and international partners, aimed at recovering waste heat from large Data Centers. 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