The system circulates coolant at up to 45°C in a closed loop, but critics say it leaves out water consumed by power plants supplying the grid
  • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 days ago

    This article fails to mention (I presume, after skimming it) that all these data centers aren’t using water because it is magically better suited for this job, it’s just cheap and abundant.

    This “new cooling design” doesn’t mean shit when it doesn’t address the reason data centers are using so much water

    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      6 days ago

      They kinda do, they say that, because the coolant is so efficient at transferring energy, a data center will not need evaporative cooling.

      It would be very interesting to know what the upper limit of air temperature would be.