Supercomputer cooling challenge for universities in warm climates

Energy required to run and cool supercomputers is at odds with universities’ sustainability targets, particularly in hotter parts of the world

Published on
May 23, 2024
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May 23, 2024
Helen Packer
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#1 Submitted by tristan... on May 23, 2024 - 4:57pm
Surely fossil fuels are the problem here, not energy use. If the energy used to run the computers is from renewables, then there are no emissions and the extra energy needed is not a problem. We need to reduce fossil fuel use, not use of computers.

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