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Data Centers Turn to Aviation Engines for Power Solutions (spectrum.ieee.org)
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Repurposed aircraft engines are powering AI data centers amid delays for grid hookups. They're an efficient and innovative solution to bridging the power gap.

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[-] flango@lemmy.eco.br 46 points 11 months ago

Spectrum makes this seems a very positive way of "bringing power gaps", but the social consequences of living nearby multiple engines running 24/7 are terrible. This video describes a "town that elon musk is poisoning "

https://youtu.be/3VJT2JeDCyw

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