Turning Data Centers into Energy Champions: CEO Helena Fagraeus Lundström Shares T.Loop’s Bold Vision in DCS Interview
When Phil Alsop of Data Centre Solutions sat down with Helena Fagraeus Lundström, CEO at T.Loop, the conversation quickly moved from “What is T.Loop?” to “How far can a data-center really go?” The answer, it turns out, is all the way to becoming a net-positive part of the energy system – and that’s exactly why T.Loop is shortlisted in four categories at the 2025 DCS Awards:
Data Centre Sustainability Innovation of the Year
Data Centre Power Innovation of the Year
Colocation Sustainability Project of the Year
Outstanding Contribution to Efficiency
Below is a taste of Helena’s main points – enough, we hope, to make you click through to the full 25-minute interview and keep your fingers crossed for us at the DCS Awards on May 23rd in London!
We build Data Energy Centers®
T.Loop’s Data Energy Center® flips the traditional datacenter narrative on its head. Instead of acting as passive, power-hungry tenants on the grid, each facility becomes an active energy asset that:
Generates valuable heat for nearby buildings or district-energy networks
Balances the grid by absorbing or releasing load in real-time
Supports peak-demand windows, easing pressure on renewables and cutting fossil-backup use
Accelerates the green-energy transition by turning digital infrastructure into a circular-energy link
For operators and investors alike, this paradigm unlocks fresh revenue streams—from heat-as-a-service to grid-stabilisation markets—while boosting overall profitability and positioning the industry at the heart of a resilient, low-carbon future.
Why this matters
“Every kilowatt we recover is one less coming from fossil baseload,” Helena remarked, positioning T.Loop as a catalyst for Europe’s green-digitisation push.
The Data Energy Center® Concept flips the narrative – from ‘energy guzzler’ to distributed energy plant.”Each MW of IT load can deliver ~0.9 MW of reusable heat and up to 0.2 MW of fast-response frequency reserve, creating new revenue streams while slashing Scope 1-3 emissions.
Sweden as a High-Potential Market with cool climate, 68 % renewable energy mix, and one of the world’s largest district-heating networks – Sweden is a living lab for circular data-center design.”Free cooling and green power cut PUE and carbon intensity, while heat-recovery incentives and low energy tax make projects financially attractive.
Critical Infrastructure for Public Resilience. A DEC’s UPS batteries aren’t idle cap-ex – they stabilise the Nordic grid in milliseconds.
”T.Loop’s new TSO Link platform aggregates battery capacity from multiple DECs to sell frequency-containment services, hardening the grid as renewables scale.
Watch the Interview
Ready for the full story—including details on AI-ready cooling loops, dynamic grid-balancing, and Helena’s personal journey from energy markets to data-centre disruptor? Catch the entire conversation here
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