Here's an idea. If they wanna build data centers so bad. Why don't they use abandoned oil rigs in the ocean.

With a 10 year ban on business licenses.

That needs to be a common penalty for

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zonavar68 · 56-60, M

Data centres need city-scale amounts of both electricity to run and fresh water for server cooling. Neither of which are available on oil rig platforms.

Oil rigs only get power from small solar arrays and big diesel generators. Fresh water can only be obtained using a desalination system (which itself needs massive quantities of electricity to run).

But I like the idea - you're a problem solver. 8-)

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justanothername · 56-60, M

@Alabamarednek Did you vote for Trump?

Alabamarednek · 41-45, M

@justanothername HELL NO

anythingoes477 · 31-35, M

@zonavar68 Pumping sea water thru turbines for power and then using the same water to run thru cooling coils is not an undoable task.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

I get your greater point but it is not feasible.

The latest Grock data center is estimated to pull as much power as Las Vegas.

anythingoes477 · 31-35, M

Complete with their own sea water to fresh desalination systems. On dry land the water usage is soooo enormous that it can actually deplete deep water wells in cities that rely on those kinds of water sources.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@anythingoes477 The 'waste water' would be unfit for potable water supply after it's 'modified' in the process of cooling the massive server farms.

anythingoes477 · 31-35, M

@zonavar68 In the middle of the ocean who cares? it's gray water.... not sewage. Pump it back into the ocean and use it again. The only "modification" is it would be salt free potable water after desalination instead of sea water and pumping that back into the ocean would hurt nothing more than an iceberg melting or a river running into the ocean.

GoFish ·

water and electric tech aren't the greatest combo fyi

Khenpal1 · M

You need electicity .

Alabamarednek · 41-45, M

@Khenpal1 they just have to figure out how to produce that. With a zero emissions energy requirement. Its part of engineering a data center.

Khenpal1 · M

@Alabamarednek l may build one or two , so fare you need a lot space, electricity, fresh water and need for data centers. With current copper price there is a risk.

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