Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agoAs Data Centers Proliferate, Illinois Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water. "This isn’t reused wastewater. This is drinking water”insideclimatenews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
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minus-squareQuetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoThe problem with using salt water isn’t salt buildup, it’s that it’s corrosive and will drastically shorten the lifespan of any equipment exposed to it.
minus-squareUniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoAlso, good luck sourcing salt water in Illinois.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoYou don’t pipe salt water through the data center. You have a heat exchanger that touches the salt water.
The problem with using salt water isn’t salt buildup, it’s that it’s corrosive and will drastically shorten the lifespan of any equipment exposed to it.
Also, good luck sourcing salt water in Illinois.
You don’t pipe salt water through the data center. You have a heat exchanger that touches the salt water.