Data centres using renewable power

[Clare]

Computers now use 10% of the world's energy.
Microsoft's Project Natick, a submerged data centre off Scotland. This is the first true lights-out data centre.
Uses solar, wind and offshore wave and tidal power.
As it is underwater, nicely cold I would think, the North Sea is bracing at any time of year. Cooling is the big power use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvvJc...

[Brian]

What an amazing, innovative concept. Thanks for sharing this, Clare!

[Clare]

Bitcoin mining also using renewable power in some cases. This is highly intensive power use given that it doesn't actually produce anything, and a bitcoin might require two years' worth of an American household's power use to mine.
Seems William Shatner is promoting a cleaner environment these days. I know he rides horses, including show horses, or did.

https://gizmodo.com/william-shatner-b...