Can Solar Energy Power a Data Center?

greenercomputing.com (May 4 2009) Solar , Servers

1. Intel has begun testing using solar energy to power a data center in New Mexico, with a photovoltaic array generating 10 kilowatts of power. But it will be years, if ever, before solar power comes into widespread use as the sole means of powering data centers. The Observer in Rio Rancho, New Mexico reports that Intel is using an array of 64 Sharp solar panels to generate electricity for a demonstration data center. Marty Sedler, Intel’s director for global utilities and infrastructure, told the newspaper that the deployment will "potentially lead the way for a more aggressive solar program within Intel." The solar powers will be used to power data center containers, rather than a traditional data center. The containers use much less power than traditional data centers. The newspaper reports that the Intel system: will offset an estimated 907,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas ... (Read Full Article)

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