Ardor
Documentation · Version 1.0 · April 2026

Documentation

Technical and regulatory foundations behind Ardor. This documentation is intended for operators, auditors, heat off-takers, and the relevant authorities in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the ten additional EU member states where Ardor maintains facility data.

Legal Framework
Ardor translates the European Energy Efficiency Directive 2023/1791 and Delegated Regulation 2024/1364 for data centres into verifiable reports, a public heat map, and a private marketplace. At the national level, the platform currently covers Germany's Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) and France's Décret n° 2025-1382, with further transpositions (NL, IE, IT, ES, SE, DK, FI) in preparation.

Reading Path

If you are reviewing Ardor for the first time, read the methodology in the order listed. Each section builds on the previous one and references the underlying standards and research.

  1. 01

    Methodology

    available

    Thermodynamic foundations, calculation model, data sources, feasibility logic, and verification. Includes a detailed worked example of a 10 MW facility and mapping to EN 50600-4-6 (ERF).

  2. 02

    Regulation

    available

    Country-specific legal frameworks (EnEfG, Décret 2025-1382, RVO, CRU, MASE, MITECO, Nordics), deadlines, thresholds, and responsible authorities.

  3. 03

    Assistant

    coming soon

    Guide to the three-step input wizard, field descriptions, expected values, and handling measured vs. estimated data.

  4. 04

    Marketplace

    coming soon

    Masked search, matchmaking flow, verification tiers, heat off-taker classes, and WHC pilot mechanics.

Feedback on the documentation to /contact. Methodological notes are published publicly in an annual transparency report.