floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoA.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supplyfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down116
arrow-up1411arrow-down1external-linkA.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supplyfortune.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squarebladerunnerspider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·10 months agoDirty water is bad for cooling equipment
minus-squareZarxrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·10 months agoWell, building on that question, why do they need a constant supply of clean water? My desktop PC has a water cooler, and it just recirculates the same water.
minus-squarenetburnr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoSounds like they are using evaporation cooling towers for the air chillers.
minus-squarekitonthenet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoIt’s evaporative cooling, big cooling towers
minus-squarekalleboo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoPower plants use lake water directly for cooling - they use a heat exchanger
Dirty water is bad for cooling equipment
Well, building on that question, why do they need a constant supply of clean water? My desktop PC has a water cooler, and it just recirculates the same water.
Sounds like they are using evaporation cooling towers for the air chillers.
It’s evaporative cooling, big cooling towers
Power plants use lake water directly for cooling - they use a heat exchanger
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