Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 5 months agoAI Data Centers’ Water Consumption Breaks 264 Billion Gallons in 2025 as Devastating Drought Hits Nearly 63% of U.S.www.barchart.comexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1154cross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seusa@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarelojban ( lojban@tardigram.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months agoI do not get why evaporative cooling systems are not just forbidden. Cooling can be achieved by simple convection.
minus-squarekunaltyagi ( kunaltyagi@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoSame reason why USA is selling Alfa Alfa after growing it in the desert. It’s “cheaper”
minus-squareAniki ( gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoconvection means you need fans, which need energy. have you compared the energy requirements of fans compared to simple water pumps? water pumps are a whole lot more energy efficient. so it’s basically an energy / water trade-off
I do not get why evaporative cooling systems are not just forbidden. Cooling can be achieved by simple convection.
Same reason why USA is selling Alfa Alfa after growing it in the desert. It’s “cheaper”
convection means you need fans, which need energy. have you compared the energy requirements of fans compared to simple water pumps? water pumps are a whole lot more energy efficient. so it’s basically an energy / water trade-off