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Why dissipate the residual heat into the environment when you could use it for residential heating and/or heating of green houses. This concept seems to be a de
by jsilence 10y ago
Why dissipate the residual heat into the environment when you could use it for residential heating and/or heating of green houses. This concept seems to be a design for waste of resources to me.
- mnw21cam 10y agoThermodynamics. The exhaust temperature of the data centre has to be significantly higher than the temperature of the thing you want to heat, especially if that heat is to be transported any appreciable distance. Otherwise, the heat will not flow in the right direction. With data centres these days trying to keep chip temperatures as low as possible, this really makes the temperature gradient very low. An alternative would be to pump in a little bit more energy and use the exhaust heat as a source for a heat pump.
- jsilence 10y agoWith the temperature level of a datacenter you can easily operate a heat pump with a COP of 5 to 6. Or mix in the CHP to raise temperature level to motor exhaust levels. Use the electricity for the datacenter. Lot of potential.
- YokoZar 10y agoThe article mentions that data centers don't tend to be allowed near where people live for a variety of reasons.
- andai 10y agoI see a future where residential heating is powered by community owned bitcoin mining rigs.