Comments on: Data Center Under Helsinki to Warm Residents Above

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:16:29 +0000

Yes, Google has tried several novel ways to cool servers, including floating data servers on barges, cooled with pipes bringing up cold deep water from underneath. And google “300 million year old limestone caves cool ” servers underground. But not using the excess heat.

This was a data center being used to warm a conservatory:

http://cleantechnica.com/2009/12/17/waste-heat-from-data-center-to-warm-a-conservatory/

By: Elemental LED staff

Elemental LED staff — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:06:34 +0000

Great idea. I vaguely recollect hearing that something like this has been done in the U.S., too. By Google? (Or am I just imagining that? Perhaps they only came up with a novel way of cooling their server farms, but not using the excess heat.)

By: Elemental LED staff

Elemental LED staff — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:06:00 +0000

By: Corelink Data Centers: Colocation

Corelink Data Centers: Colocation — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:13:12 +0000

Thanks for the interesting perspective. I enjoyed your post and look forward to more in the future.

By: Corelink Data Centers: Colocat

Corelink Data Centers: Colocat — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:13:00 +0000

Thanks for the interesting perspective. I enjoyed your post and look forward to more in the future.

By: Frank Hanlan

Frank Hanlan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:14:57 +0000

This strikes me as a very limited opportunity but may be a great use of some of those bunkers left over from the cold war. My guess, however, is that they were located away from population centers.

By: Frank Hanlan

Frank Hanlan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:14:00 +0000

This strikes me as a very limited opportunity but may be a great use of some of those bunkers left over from the cold war. My guess, however, is that they were located away from population centers.