return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down16
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·29 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-up4·29 days agoSimple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 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-up1·27 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-down3·29 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?