Perhaps this is why Cray was in Minnesota?<grin.. I know it's not> On 9/4/12 9:38 PM, "Joe Landman" <land...@scalableinformatics.com> wrote:
>On 09/05/2012 12:28 AM, Lux, Jim (337C) wrote: > >> But as long as we're talking quarrys and such, what about the scheme of >> building a big pit to fill full of ice during the winter, and melting it >> during the summer. (assuming you are in a >> less-than-wonderful-un-California-like climate where this would work.) > >I bet a good business case could be made for something like this. The >west coast of Michigan is rich in having good wind availability and an >excellent (and visible from space) reservoir of very cold water that >could be used in heat exchangers to cool data centers. Use the cool air >during the cooler months, and the cold water during the warmer months. > >Given the proximity to Chicago, I'd think it would make for a good >business to house LOTS of servers in a naturally well air conditioned >environment. I can't imagine that the AC bill in Secaucus and >elsewhere in New Jersey is very pleasant. Could ring the Great Lakes >with these. > >A shame I don't have the capital to do this. Bet we could sell out the >space. Without using oil, hydrogen/helium, or LN2. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
