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It says air cooled, not AC. Up until now at least they didn't have a way to get rid of all the heat from that depth. Either they've fixed that now, or it's jus
by nodata 12y ago
It says air cooled, not AC.
Up until now at least they didn't have a way to get rid of all the heat from that depth. Either they've fixed that now, or it's just air blowing around.
- k-mcgrady 12y agoYeah, I doubt it's going to make a huge difference but any improvement is welcome. I was reading something recently (may have been on HN) about the difficulties of removing heat from that depth. Maybe they've come up with a solution.
- zimpenfish 12y agoThey should talk to these people - http://www.technologyreview.com/news/531526/an-industrial-sized-generator-that-runs-on-waste-heat-using-no-fuel/ http://www.technologyreview.com/news/531526/an-industrial-si... (on the HN front page a few hours ago)