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Is there a way data centers could use all the heat generated to create more energy?
by theklub 18y ago
Is there a way data centers could use all the heat generated to create more energy?
- lutorm 18y agoIt's very hard to use such low-temp heat for anything useful... except possibly heating the rest of the building and (pre-heating) hot water.
- wmf 18y agoIBM is experimenting with reselling waste heat: http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/abstracts/rd/533/brunschwiler.html http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/abstracts/rd/533/brunsch... In theory you might be able to run an absorption chiller on server waste heat, but I've only seen it done with generators.
- chadgeidel 18y agoI think it's more cost effective to just design components that are more efficient. I believe there is a whitepaper that was published by Google's datacenter engineers that points this out. I can't find it right now. Edit: Sorry about the appeal to authority... It can be explained in simpler terms. It's more cost effective to put less energy in the system initially than trying to gather some of the wasted energy after the fact.