Inovapro is planning to develop a data centre in Croatia that will use waste from the olive oil industry for power generation. Image source: Pixabay
Engineering company Inovapro is planning to develop a data centre in Croatia that will use waste from the olive oil industry for power generation, according to a World Bio Market Insights report.
Olive pomace is a solid byproduct left after olives are crushed and pressed to extract olive oil. It contains olive skins, pulp, pit fragments, water and residual oil and is difficult to handle due to its acidity and toxicity.
The €20M (US$23.6M) AI data centre in Čaporice, about 48km northeast of Split, was scheduled for completion in the first half of 2027 and would be integrated with an energy park, the 12 February report said.
Heat generated by the data centre would be redirected to help dry olive pomace at the energy park, which was expected to have the capacity to process up to 12,900 tonnes/year of bio-waste, the report said.
The energy park would supply the data centre with biomass power generated from pomace, along with waste from Croatia’s tourism and hospitality sectors.
Inovapro specialises in rooftop solar systems, heating and cooling (HVAC) installations and other energy-related projects, according to the report.
The company was seeking co-financing from European Union (EU) funds to support the development, World Bio Market Insights wrote.