Long-term drought in Latin America prompts Google to adjust its data center construction plans in the region

智通財經
2024.10.19 21:32
報道稱，谷歌計劃耗資約 2 億美元在該國首都聖地亞哥的郊區，興建公司在拉美地區最大的數據中心。不過，這一項目的運行需要消耗大量水資源。這是因為數據中心高頻處理器電路中，數十億個晶體管產生的熱量需要冷卻系統散熱。報道稱，該中心裏冷卻系統每年需要消耗 70 億升的水，相當於聖地亞哥郊區約 8 萬居民一年的用水量。9 月，谷歌公司宣佈為智利的數據中心推出了一種新型冷卻模式，通過一種成本更高的空氣冷卻技術來降低用水量。
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