Aquasar Supercomputer

In an effort to achieve energy-aware computing, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), and IBM today announced plans to build a first-of-a-kind water-cooled supercomputer that will directly repurpose excess heat for the university buildings. The innovative system, dubbed Aquasar, is expected to decrease the carbon footprint of the system by up to 85% and estimated to save up to 30 tons of CO2 per year, compared to a similar system using today's cooling technologies. See the press release here: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27816.wss

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Science & Technology

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• Aquasar
• ETH
• water cooling
• IBM
• energy
• computing
• supercomputer

[eumegaf]

good idea to use the heated water by computers in houses.

[Gymmarn]

They used watercooling 1950, what's new eh?

[biloocabba2]

waw super PC

[alvarbilly]

Gotta love ETH!

[prankmypants]

everyone thinks well ho hum u gotta buy an expensive watercooling radiator. well maybe i cud just plug my fermi and quad in a loop with my household heating hehe

[1256778]

In Soviet Russia , water HEATS computers!!!!

LOL just kidding........

Maybe these computers will replace our heaters ......

[johnnystorm28]

@TheRealNici

Thats what the goal is, to heat the bulding,

Zurich Science CIty Campus is very cold

[DarksideEE7]

I would love to work for IBM when I graduate (EE student)

[justinb6003]

@Gymmarn If I'm not crazy, the water will be going through the chips themselves and not waterblocks.

[JohnMikhael411]

Feeling Cold in Winter At Alaska Or Canada so Use Car Exhaust Heat

the temp. is about 40 C

Its Pretty Cool for me

[TheRealNici]

It heats the building.