sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoPeter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billionfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down115
arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkPeter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billionfortune.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 days agoSo they generate electricity from wave power then use that to electrolyze water and put that to a catalyst to generate electricity? Seems unnecessarily overcomplicated with lots of inefficiencies. Why not just power the computer’s directly?
minus-squarekhannie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoDefinitely wasteful to convert. I’m guessing the hydrogen is a store for when waves aren’t wavey.
So they generate electricity from wave power then use that to electrolyze water and put that to a catalyst to generate electricity?
Seems unnecessarily overcomplicated with lots of inefficiencies. Why not just power the computer’s directly?
Definitely wasteful to convert. I’m guessing the hydrogen is a store for when waves aren’t wavey.