Lava & Selka
Lava
Selka, what if we could turn the heat from data centers into actual fire—like using it to fuel a mini volcano? Would that make data centers greener, or would it just burn more of the planet?
Selka
If you turn data‑center heat into a mini volcano you’ll get a dramatic blaze, but you still need a fuel source and you’re just moving the carbon around. A better plan is to capture that heat and use it for nearby heating or hot water—burning it up just turns a cooling problem into another pollution problem.
Lava
Sounds good, Selka. Heat is a flame, but you gotta feed it into something that doesn’t just spit more smoke. Steam it, turn it into water, or throw it into a nearby building. Don't let the paperwork turn your fire into a fizzle.
Selka
Right on—use the heat to make steam, lift water, or warm a nearby building instead of just venting it. The trick is making sure the retrofit fits the local grid and the paperwork doesn’t turn the idea into a bureaucratic nightmare. If we can slot the system into existing infrastructure, we keep the carbon in the loop instead of sending more smoke to the sky.
Lava
Exactly, Selka—keep that heat in the loop, let it lift and warm, not just escape. If the grid fits, the fire stays useful, not wasteful. We'll snatch the bureaucracy and fire it back into the system.
Selka
Nice—keep the heat in the loop, use it for real work, and fight the paperwork so the system stays efficient.