People in the UK may soon be able to save about £150 a year on their energy bills by using a data server to heat their water.to stop servers overheating, even though there might be better uses for that excess heat.
Now, Heata, a start-up spun out of British Gas five years ago, has a solution that involves installing small data servers in …
What's to stop me living doing a similar thing with a personal off grid data server connected to my water cylinder?
Was the advent of the micro-processor so incredible after all, considering the energy needed to keep them cool & functional.
Apart from all the other planetary issues your corporate scientists love creating Isn't waste heat going to become another issue if carrying on on the same trajectory.. 'the surface of the temperature of earth would reach the boiling point of water(373 k) in just over 400 yrs'
Don't tell me. I haven't read the article yet. But it gathers data on your hot water usage, doesn't it?
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plug in a miner
Who has a server running 24/7 in their home? Yes, there'll be a few people who could benefit from this, but it's hardly a panacea
Imagine if crypto-currency mining were used the same way?