Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-226 天前Tucson City Council votes 7-0, unanimously to kill controversial Data Centerfiles.catbox.moevideomessage-square107linkfedilinkarrow-up1963arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1957arrow-down1videoTucson City Council votes 7-0, unanimously to kill controversial Data Centerfiles.catbox.moeDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-226 天前message-square107linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.world
https://azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/tucson-city-council-rejects-project-blue-amid-intense-community-pressure/
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·26 天前I remember there was talks about a floating data center in the ocean.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·26 天前I’d much rather have underwater data centers. A floating data center seems like a massive eyesore and you’d need to run cables out there. If you build one underground near the shore and then channel water in from the ocean, it should be much less intrusive.
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·26 天前It still has problems. Mainly you need to get power out there and the heated exhaust water can mess with the ecosystem.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 天前Right, by “near the shore” I meant a land-based facility with access to sea water. Heated exhaust water could also be used in a local desalinization plant to produce fresh water for maximum efficiency.
I remember there was talks about a floating data center in the ocean.
I’d much rather have underwater data centers. A floating data center seems like a massive eyesore and you’d need to run cables out there.
If you build one underground near the shore and then channel water in from the ocean, it should be much less intrusive.
It still has problems. Mainly you need to get power out there and the heated exhaust water can mess with the ecosystem.
Right, by “near the shore” I meant a land-based facility with access to sea water. Heated exhaust water could also be used in a local desalinization plant to produce fresh water for maximum efficiency.