return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square23linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·17 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-squareZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days agoSimple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 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-squarenooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoDeserts aren’t necessarily good for solar panels because they lose a lot of efficiency at high ambient temperature
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·16 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.
Simple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
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.
Deserts aren’t necessarily good for solar panels because they lose a lot of efficiency at high ambient temperature
try doing that in a DESERT or arid country.
Like the UAE?