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I think that's wrong. One liter of diesel contains about 10 kWh of energy [1], so you need 4000 liters at 100% efficiency to generate 40 MWh. 12k liters per ho
by FartyMcFarter 4y ago
I think that's wrong. One liter of diesel contains about 10 kWh of energy [1], so you need 4000 liters at 100% efficiency to generate 40 MWh.
12k liters per hour for the datacenter sounds about right, after accounting for diesel engine efficiency.
[1] https://www.sustainabilityexchange.ac.uk/files/cambridge_regional_college_sus_how_much_energy_do_you_use_pdf.pdf https://www.sustainabilityexchange.ac.uk/files/cambridge_reg...
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