10,000 cows can power 1,000 servers
HP boffins have come up with a cunning plan to power servers and
it doesn't involve drilling holes in the Mexican Gulf or bombing the
Persian Gulf.
HP engineers believe that biogas generated from cow manure is a viable
energy alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear power. They have worked
out that the waste from 10,000 cows could generate up to 1MW of
electricity and easily power around 1,000 servers.
The idea would allow companies to build vast data centers in rural
locations, right next to picturesque pastures, dairy farms and
slaughterhouses. Mind you, we're not sure whether burning tons tons of
cow crap qualifies as clean energy.
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