return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down15
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 days agoOn one hand, there is a lot of potential to use solar power. On the other hand, cooling that isn’t going to be a bitch.
minus-squarenooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoDeserts aren’t necessarily good for solar panels because they lose a lot of efficiency at high ambient temperature
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoMy guess is the cooling part is required for compute, not for the energy uptake. However they have a pretty big sea there right next door, which I assume they can endlessly circulate with pumps.
minus-squareZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoSimple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·5 days agotry doing that in a DESERT or arid country.
On one hand, there is a lot of potential to use solar power. On the other hand, cooling that isn’t going to be a bitch.
Deserts aren’t necessarily good for solar panels because they lose a lot of efficiency at high ambient temperature
My guess is the cooling part is required for compute, not for the energy uptake.
However they have a pretty big sea there right next door, which I assume they can endlessly circulate with pumps.
Simple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
try doing that in a DESERT or arid country.
Like the UAE?