@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agoOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-square@FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish17•3 days agoOn one hand, there is a lot of potential to use solar power. On the other hand, cooling that isn’t going to be a bitch.
minus-square@nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 day agoDeserts aren’t necessarily good for solar panels because they lose a lot of efficiency at high ambient temperature
minus-square@dubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 days agoMy guess is the cooling part is required for compute, not for the energy uptake. However they have a pretty big sea there right next door, which I assume they can endlessly circulate with pumps.
minus-square@ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•3 days agoSimple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
minus-square@Ledericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days agotry doing that in a DESERT or arid country.
On one hand, there is a lot of potential to use solar power. On the other hand, cooling that isn’t going to be a bitch.
Deserts aren’t necessarily good for solar panels because they lose a lot of efficiency at high ambient temperature
My guess is the cooling part is required for compute, not for the energy uptake.
However they have a pretty big sea there right next door, which I assume they can endlessly circulate with pumps.
Simple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
try doing that in a DESERT or arid country.
Like the UAE?