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That's kind of a clever idea to promote renewable energy.
by becomingknown 8y ago
That's kind of a clever idea to promote renewable energy.
- gascan 8y agoCoupling an undersea datacenter with an offshore windfarm just sounds all-around clever.
- reaperducer 8y agoUntil a hurricane destroys it.
- solarkraft 8y agoAre other structures safer against hurricanes?
- zucan 8y agoAn underground data center would work if hurricane safety is your top concern. In any case a location on land is probably cheaper to rebuild.
- RealityVoid 8y agoI think an eventual hurricane would not destroy the data center, only just the wind turbines.
- therealdrag0 8y agoWhat about earthquakes then?
- carapace 8y agoBuild all above-surface structures out of inflatables. During heavy weather deflate and retract (5-10m). Use simple solid-state generators, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaneless_ion_wind_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaneless_ion_wind_generator