sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoPeter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billionfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down116cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1219arrow-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 · 12 days agomessage-square78linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-212 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-up3·11 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.