Can Google go below 1.10 PUE with Sea Water Cooling?

greenm3.com (Sep 15 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

1. Where there is money savings there is typically less waste. So, will this allow Google to go below 1.10 PUE? Google hopes to eventually use recycled water for up to 80 percent of the company’s total data center water consumption. “The idea behind this is simple: instead of wasting clean, potable water, use a dirty source of water and clean it just enough so it can be used for cooling,” Google says on its water management web page. “Cooling water still needs to be processed, but it’s much easier to treat it enough for data center use compared to cleaning it for drinking use.” (Read Full Article)

   Bookmark or Share this article

Login to comment.