FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2026 · Embargo: none

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ARDOR OPENS PUBLIC REGISTER OF GERMANY'S DATA-CENTRE
WASTE-HEAT POTENTIAL
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Platform quantifies 4.2 TWh of recoverable thermal energy
annually across 100+ facilities, making §11b compliance
verifiable in hours rather than months.

BERLIN — 17 April 2026 — Ardor, the Germany-based software
platform for data-centre waste-heat compliance, today opened
public access to its national register of assessed facilities.
The register — drawn from more than 100 operating sites across
Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich and secondary markets — quantifies
over 4.2 terawatt-hours of recoverable thermal energy per year,
equivalent to the annual heat demand of approximately 210,000
German households.

The data addresses a specific regulatory obligation: §11b of
the Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG, 2023) requires every operator
above 1 MW IT load to submit a waste-heat feasibility assessment
to the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control
(BAFA). Until now, that assessment has typically taken consulting
engagements measured in months. Ardor's platform produces a
BAFA-ready submission from operator inputs in a structured,
repeatable process.

    "The heat is already being produced. The question is
    whether Germany lets it escape into the air, or routes
    it into district-heating networks where it displaces
    fossil capacity. Our job is to make that second option
    faster and cheaper than the first."
                    — Ned Karlovich, Founder & CEO

The platform combines an operator-facing wizard for data input
with a national thermal map of facility density, proximity
analysis against district-heating network coverage, and automated
report generation aligned to BAFA submission templates.
Calculations use cooling-type-specific capture efficiencies
(50% air, 60% mixed, 80% liquid) applied to IT load and PUE —
methodology reviewed by independent energy consultants and
published in full.

Ardor is privately held, headquartered in Germany, and operated
by founder Ned Karlovich. The platform is available in German
and English. Briefings for journalists, analysts and network
operators are scheduled via contact@ardor.institute.

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ABOUT ARDOR
Ardor is the BAFA-compliance layer for Germany's data-centre
waste-heat mandate. The platform quantifies recoverable thermal
energy across more than 100 operating facilities, generates
§11b-ready reports, and routes measured heat to district-heating
networks where it can displace fossil capacity.

MEDIA CONTACT
Ned Karlovich · contact@ardor.institute · ardor.institute
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