Data centres

[Bennyton]

Make them pay into a shared renewables project, use the money to build some offshore wind, then away you go.

 

[Stacky]

Make them pay into a shared renewables project, use the money to build some offshore wind, then away you go.

They are already doing this.

 

[Bennyton]

They are already doing this.

I mean, then fair enough, build some more capacity that's tidal, wind, solar, build storage for it, and away you go.

That's all jobs, at the end of the day.

 

[markyboy]

Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all homes combined, figures show

Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets

www.theguardian.com

 

[Stacky]

I mean, then fair enough, build some more capacity that's tidal, wind, solar, build storage for it, and away you go.

That's all jobs, at the end of the day.

People will then object to wind turbines and solar farms etc. as they do as they try to have it both ways.

People just love to whinge and meanwhile industry just gets on with it.

 

[Bennyton]

People will then object to wind turbines and solar farms etc. as they do as they try to have it both ways.

People just love to whinge and meanwhile industry just gets on with it.

I'd be sticking hundreds of these things off the coast near Tarbert or some place that is already ruined. And it'll take hundreds, your alternative at this stage is nuclear power.

AI and Crypto and Cloud Computing mean that a lot of Europes processing happens here, a creaking Grid isn't a good reason to stop that, in fact it's a great opportunity to modernise the grid, on Microsofts buck.

 

[Browser Brody]

Sub Aquatic Data Centres powered by wind turbines? Would solve the power and cooling problem.

Assuming the turbines can generate enough power obviously..

 

[Bwana_Dik]

Sub Aquatic Data Centres powered by wind turbines? Would solve the power and cooling problem.

Assuming the turbines can generate enough power obviously..

I think I read recently that Microsoft are lifting out their sub-sea data centre stuff. Denmark if I'm not mistaken.
I'm too lazy to check it out on the INTERNET.

 

[menace404]

I think I read recently that Microsoft are lifting out their sub-sea data centre stuff. Denmark if I'm not mistaken.
I'm too lazy to check it out on the INTERNET.

Its because sub-sea anything is prone to heavy corrosion. The same applies to stuff like tidal power...the infrastructure cant bear the corrosive nature of our seas and oceans. Maintenance is problematic.

 

[TheRebelRoar]

I think I read recently that Microsoft are lifting out their sub-sea data centre stuff. Denmark if I'm not mistaken.
I'm too lazy to check it out on the INTERNET.

They took the one near Scotland out a few years ago after a two year experiment. The findings were good.
SeaCloud are doing it as well, they counter corrosion by putting that pods are deeper sea levels where the oxygen is minimal
It is fascinating tech if delve in to it.