Concern the UK's AI ambitions could lead to water shortages
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Data centres can use vast quantities of water to cool them - but it's not clear where it will come from.

On the flip side, isn’t this a chance to become the defacto world leader in desalination?

  • manicdave@feddit.uk
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    1 month ago

    Leeds Pipes already provides heating for thousands of people from the local incinerator.

    Surely something could be done with district heating networks where they collect excess heat from server farms before topping the temperature up at the incinerator?