Skeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies.
I’m not sure we have ways of concentrating energy enough to do this. Heat pumps let us move heat, but I’m not aware of anything that can get the target to 100+ degrees Celsius.
Put a big ass sterling engine on the roof. But really, the level of waste heat involved does seems to beg for a system if these are going to be putting out that much.
They should try moving to a place with fresh water and stop draining a pool of salt, if they have to generate this heat in a desert for no fucking useful reason.
They should really try boiling some water with that waste heat, maybe make it spin a turbine or two.
I’m not sure we have ways of concentrating energy enough to do this. Heat pumps let us move heat, but I’m not aware of anything that can get the target to 100+ degrees Celsius.
Put a big ass sterling engine on the roof. But really, the level of waste heat involved does seems to beg for a system if these are going to be putting out that much.
They should try moving to a place with fresh water and stop draining a pool of salt, if they have to generate this heat in a desert for no fucking useful reason.
Don’t give them ideas, otherwise O’Leary will start charging the locals a ‘Luxury Geothermal Subscription’ just to stand near the exhaust vent.
“neothermal”