1. Growth of Biomass energy plants is a new source for a Green/Low Carbon Data Center,

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    Growth of Biomass energy plants is a new source for a Green/Low Carbon Data Center,
    NPR has an article on the growth of Biomass energy generation. Wood-Powered 'Biomass' Plants Have Critics Barking by MARTIN KASTE. I've had multiple conversations with OSIsoft's Pat Kennedy on the opportunity for data centers to locate near pulp and paper mills which have an abundance of biomass, energy, water, and steam to support data centers. But, data center site selectors and their customers are risk averse going with safe places. Google bought a decommissioned pulp and paper mill, and I blogged about biomass power generation here. I know of an existing pulp mill with 20 megawatts of current renewable biomass power with plenty of steam and space for a data center, but the owner has had a difficult time getting data center developers, engineering and customers interested in his site given there are no other data centers located in the area.
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