Google's Floating Data Center

Google is being Google again... are we surprised? To date, their unrivaled innovation includes: driverless transportation, artificial intelligence experiments, and floating data centers.  For those unaware, a data center is a facility used to house computer systems, various components, back-up power supplies, environmental controls, and security devices.    Due to the exponential boom of data, these centers account for approximately 2% of total domestic energy usage.  This increased energy usage means higher costs and greater emissions.  A push to green-up data centers has caught fire, and biomimicry always seems to be the answer.  

Google has taken a sustainable leap, and is building a 4 story data center in the San Francisco Bay.  Couple things: when operating and maintaining a data center, regularly cooling of the equipment and an uninterrupted power supply are mandatory.  So google thought outside the box (again) and is utilizing renewable energy (powered by the ocean) to cool and power the center.  The ocean water cools the equipment, while moon's gravity provides consistent power. Unlike other data centers, deconstruction is not required. When the center is needed elsewhere, move the ship.... simple.  This project justifies the north of $500 stock prices. It is encouraging and inspiring to witness a company lead the way to future innovation.  Good on you Google.  

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