@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 days agoOpenAI plans massive UAE data center projectwww.semafor.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down15
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minus-square@FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish17•11 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@ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•11 days agoSimple, they’ll just waste drinking water on it yet again.
minus-square@dubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 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@nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 days agoDeserts aren’t necessarily good for solar panels because they lose a lot of efficiency at high ambient temperature
minus-square@Ledericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish-2•11 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?