sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoBy 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warnsunu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1419arrow-down112
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minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours agoThey don’t use that much water through cooling. Or rather, evaporative cooling is rarely used because it’s unreliable outside of dry, desert climates. Rather, most of the water footprint comes from electricity generation (e.g. coal, gas, nuclear) which evaporate freshwater to spin turbines. Normal radiators are the goto option to cool down heated water which can then be re-used.
They don’t use that much water through cooling. Or rather, evaporative cooling is rarely used because it’s unreliable outside of dry, desert climates.
Rather, most of the water footprint comes from electricity generation (e.g. coal, gas, nuclear) which evaporate freshwater to spin turbines.
Normal radiators are the goto option to cool down heated water which can then be re-used.