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byv1 ( 525388 ) writes:
I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone trying to use the waste heat that all this computer power is generating? I realize that would impact cooling a little, but surely SOME of this can be recovered efficiently? Steam turbines are the usual way to turn heat into electrical power. Is there no way to do it for data centers?
For example, use a heat pump to concentrate the heat to above boiling temperature then use that to boil water to run a steam turbine. The heat pump would require some power to run, but I t
byCommunityMember ( 6662188 ) writes:
I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone trying to use the waste heat that all this computer power is generating?
Some data centers have used their waste heat to do things like heat pools, or apartments/condos.
byHadlock ( 143607 ) writes:
Famously, the Coors (beer) brewery in waste heat keeps the sidewalks free of snow and many of the buildings heated in the winter. PG&E built a power plant at the site of the H&C sugar refinery in california and the waste heat is used to make baking sugar. It's not that uncommon.
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