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NLR Analysis Identifies Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage as a Solution for Data Center Cooling Needs

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RTES System Cuts Energy Consumption and Costs Over a Simulated 20-Year Period By Hannah Halusker, NLR The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, and data processing is driving a steady increase in global data center electricity consumption. While running computer servers accounts for the largest share of data center energy … [continued]

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Geothermal & Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Can Reliably Heat Buildings in Extreme Cold — NREL Modeling Results

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New Study Demonstrates Efficient Performance—Even on Frozen Alaska Soils New energy storage research from NREL, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, has demonstrated a way to store and reuse heat underground to meet the heating demands of cold regions like Alaska. Published on June 17 in the journal Energy & Buildings, the … [continued]

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Reducing Data Center Peak Cooling Demand and Energy Costs With Underground Thermal Energy Storage

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As US Data Centers Continue To Grow, Integrating Geothermal UTES Cooling Could Change the Game As the demand for U.S. data centers grows with the expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud services, and big data analytics, so do the energy loads these centers require. By some estimates, data center energy demands … [continued]

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