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What is it for data centers to use water, precisely? To take cool water in and run it through pipes to produce warm water, then send it to rivers?
by hyperhello 4mo ago
What is it for data centers to use water, precisely? To take cool water in and run it through pipes to produce warm water, then send it to rivers?
- epochbtc 4mo agoevaporative cooling, which saves on energy costs
- Guthwine 4mo agoAccording to this study[1] "With good water quality, roughly 80% of water withdrawal is evaporated and considered “consumption"" with the rest being discharged to wastewater facilities. [1] https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271
- ape4 4mo agoCouldn't they reuse the water - after it cooled down.
- hyperhello 4mo agoApparently in a closed loop cooling system they do, but in areas where water just runs off the mountains they use evaporation and it reenters the water cycle. I had to say I was wondering why basic non polluting water use would need special attention like this. Apparently it’s a PR meme to divert attention from real problems.