http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/08/25/prairie-bunkers-pursues-geothermal-cooling/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:07:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/08/25/prairie-bunkers-pursues-geothermal-cooling/comment-page-1/#comment-5822 The latest cool idea… « The Server Room Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:36:57 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=14692#comment-5822 [...] } Today I’ve been reading about geothermal cooling use for data centers. In this post, I’m going to consider how this technology best [...] [...] } Today I’ve been reading about geothermal cooling use for data centers. In this post, I’m going to consider how this technology best [...]

]]> http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/08/25/prairie-bunkers-pursues-geothermal-cooling/comment-page-1/#comment-5662 Nebraska WW II Ammo Depots to be Data Centers – Geotheramlly Cooled | Solar Energy Jobs Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:36:42 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=14692#comment-5662 [...] Nebraska WW II Ammo Depots to be Data Centers – Geotheramlly Cooled Old WW II Ammunition bunkers in Nebraaka may have a 2nd life as secure data centers. Their location and construction make them ideal facilities for secure data centers ... and goethermal cooling allows them to be less energy intensive compared to the normal data center. " Prairie Bunkers LLC said this week that it has completed a test well for a geothermal cooling system at its 760-acre Prairie Bunkers Data Center Park near Hastings, Nebraska. ... paves the way for the company to offer geothermal cooling for its innovative project." "... hopes to convert dozens of World War II ammunition bunkers into data centers, hoping to capitalize on interest in ultra-secure data storage ... plans for geothermal power will help tenants achieve Platinum status ... (LEED) ... for energy-efficient builfings." " ... pioneering the use of geothermal cooling to reduce electricity usage in one of the most power intensive industries in the nation, ... ” " ... will convert the average ground temperature of 55 degrees at the site into ‘free cooling’ that will reduce ... costs for a typical data center ... by 30 percent ... start with very low electrical rates, so a 30 percent reduction ... translates into one of the lowest operating costs for any data center site in the U.S.” Via: Datacenterknowldege LINK [...] [...] Nebraska WW II Ammo Depots to be Data Centers – Geotheramlly Cooled Old WW II Ammunition bunkers in Nebraaka may have a 2nd life as secure data centers. Their location and construction make them ideal facilities for secure data centers … and goethermal cooling allows them to be less energy intensive compared to the normal data center. ” Prairie Bunkers LLC said this week that it has completed a test well for a geothermal cooling system at its 760-acre Prairie Bunkers Data Center Park near Hastings, Nebraska. … paves the way for the company to offer geothermal cooling for its innovative project.” “… hopes to convert dozens of World War II ammunition bunkers into data centers, hoping to capitalize on interest in ultra-secure data storage … plans for geothermal power will help tenants achieve Platinum status … (LEED) … for energy-efficient builfings.” ” … pioneering the use of geothermal cooling to reduce electricity usage in one of the most power intensive industries in the nation, … ” ” … will convert the average ground temperature of 55 degrees at the site into ‘free cooling’ that will reduce … costs for a typical data center … by 30 percent … start with very low electrical rates, so a 30 percent reduction … translates into one of the lowest operating costs for any data center site in the U.S.” Via: Datacenterknowldege LINK [...]

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