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Data Centers Turn to Aviation Engines for Power Solutions (spectrum.ieee.org)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
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Repurposed aviation engines power AI data centers, bridging energy gaps and enabling rapid AI infrastructure growth with efficient, low-emission solutions.

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[–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Using turbines is like the fking most common way to generate electricity ever,

Except for solar, it's the only way.

And I swear solar is just photons spinning some tiny turbine and pushing electrons around. I know that's wrong, but I'm believing it anyway.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    For a while, some solar power systems did just boil water and spin a turbine as well, by having mirrors that lasered a tower of molten salt. It's only really recently that photovoltaics have become cheap enough to replace them.

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