Turning Data Heat into Tomatoes: How Partnering with Flavorite Cuts Gas and Grows Value

As energy costs rise and emissions targets tighten, industrial symbiosis is emerging as a powerful tool for decarbonisation. One compelling example is the partnership opportunity between data centre operators and Flavorite, Australia’s largest greenhouse grower. By capturing and redirecting waste heat from high-density computing, we can significantly reduce Flavorite’s reliance on fossil gas while creating a circular model that benefits both businesses.

Greenhouses require consistent heat to grow high-yield crops year-round, but that demand traditionally comes with a heavy carbon footprint. Data centres, meanwhile, generate enormous volumes of low-grade heat—typically wasted through cooling infrastructure. By co-locating or connecting these two operations, excess heat from servers can be recovered and repurposed to warm greenhouses, slashing gas use, lowering emissions, and reducing operational costs for both sides. It’s an elegant solution that supports food security, grid resilience, and the clean energy transition—all from the heat that would otherwise go up in smoke.