Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

> "Another advantage from moving to Iceland is the climate and location of the country. Servers produce a lot of heat and Reykjavík (Iceland’s capital, where most data centers are located) is on average 40.41°F (4.67°C), meaning it’s a great location to cool down the servers. For each watt used to run servers, storage and network equipment, proportionally very little is used for cooling, lighting and other overhead. "

Am I the one not understanding heat transfer ? Because if companies follow suit and this is done at scale, good luck with the rising temperatures, Iceland.




Are you suggesting that a bunch of data centres will noticeably increase the temperature of Iceland?

That seems pretty unrealistic - think about the scale of energy that would require.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: