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Sustainable Data Centers – Innovative Cooling & Power Solution!

A Novel, Zero Carbon Solution for Powering and Cooling Data Centers

At the heart of one of our most exciting patent filings is a groundbreaking concept designed specifically for data centers, an industry urgently seeking sustainable solutions.

Our system uses high pressure steam to drive a steam turbine, which powers a mechanical pump to pressurize water. This pressurized water is then chilled using heat powered absorption refrigeration.

The result is a supply of cold, high pressure water that can serve two critical purposes simultaneously.

First, it drives water motors to efficiently produce low voltage DC power, delivered directly to the computer server bank, minimizing electrical losses from AC to DC conversions.

Second, the same chilled water is used to cool the data center infrastructure, removing heat from the chips and maintaining optimal operating conditions.

This integrated approach not only eliminates the need for traditional cooling and electrical systems, it delivers clean energy and cooling in one closed loop system.

It is a truly novel pathway to powering data centers sustainably, finally addressing what has long been considered a holy grail in the industry—achieving zero carbon emissions without compromising performance or reliability.

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How to Produce More Efficient Energy

That moisture in the biomass? It usually works against you, robbing energy from the flame and making combustion inefficient. But our system flips that problem into an advantage.

Instead of fighting moisture, we use it productively by burning the biomass inside the boiler, not outside like traditional systems. That shift creates a novel combustion process that’s significantly more efficient.

It means cleaner energy, less waste, and a smarter way to power the future with natural materials.

What if the thing we used to work against is exactly what helps us move forward?

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Unveiling the Truth about the CO2 Crisis and a Smart Approach to Addressing It

Annual CO2 Emissions Including land use change

Going green can have different interpretations for different people. However, the ultimate measure of success or failure in this endeavor is often determined by one key factor – carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Despite the widespread discussions on solar panels, electric vehicles, and ESG scores, the most effective way to combat the rising CO2 emissions remains largely overlooked.

It is a matter of great concern that the simplest solution to this issue is hardly ever talked about. The solution is straightforward – we need to reduce our carbon footprint.

Rising Concerns: China’s Skyrocketing CO2 Emissions

To better understand the issue, we must first focus on China. Since becoming a member of the World Trade Organization in 2001, China’s CO2 emissions have surged from 4 billion tons to almost 12 billion tons, a worrying trend. In contrast, the US has managed to decrease its CO2 emissions to 5 billion tons over the same period.

It’s true that China has grown rapidly over the years, but its carbon footprint has grown at an alarming rate as well. One of the primary sources of CO2 emissions is manufacturing, and China remains the global manufacturing hub. It’s reasonable to assume that as China’s production capacity increases, so do its CO2 emissions.

However, the scale of the increase is staggering. It’s difficult to ignore the reality that China is not an environmentally friendly place for manufacturing. Unlike the US, China does not have abundant natural resources, and it’s likely not employing modern technology in the same way. It’s also doubtful whether China is adhering to acceptable environmental standards during its production processes.

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The Great Green Wall – Holding back the world’s largest desert

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The Great Green wall project in Africa to hold back or turn back the growing Sahara Desert is a great cause that the Get Real Alliance is wholeheartedly in favor of and will promote when we have funds to do so.  Our global carbon sequestration program outlined in our white paper on the website talks about the importance of desert restoration to help make the world carbon negative.  In fact, our solutions of basalt rock dust remineralization and use of biochar will dramatically boost this program in survival and growth. 
 
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David Munson shares his theological idea as the basis to being climate-conscious

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Opinion: Climate change is a consequence of human activity, it falls within the imperative of ethical principles because human beings are responsible for their actions. The ethical demand to love one’s neighbor applies here, as “planet Earth has become our neighbor”, and one that is vulnerable to human activity.

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Big Oil Invests In Geothermal Energy Breakthrough

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When you are seeking long lasting always available renewable energy the most logical is barely mentioned compared to the huge attention paid to the unreliable intermittent renewables that have short lives.  This is irrational but that is the esence of  the proposals for the future of energy production.  Solar at best provides power only for a few hours a day and can be offline due to clouds or snow for days.  Solar power production is half as much peak power in winter with far shorter useful power delivery time as well.  Geothermal heat lasts forever and the equipment lasts far longer than solar panels or wind turbines.  The article below talks of some breakthroughs in Geothermal that may make it less expensive and easier to adopt more widely.  It may seem ridiculous if you are concerned about climate to invest in a big oil company but their investment in this new technology may be a great thing.  Believe it or not but the current administration’s attack on the domestic oil industry may really benefit international oil companies as well due to falling production in America leading to no surplus and higher prices.  We need to make improving geothermal and being willing to pay a little extra to have reliable power that works in all weather conditions.  Geothermal installations can provide both electricity and heat which would have been welcome in Texas during the winter storm.  We must get real about energy and not fall for the marketing pitch of the solar industry that its power is anything but what it is intermittent and unreliable needing full backup from natural gas power plants.

 

“BP and Chevron, this Tuesday, announced plans to invest heavily in geothermal energy through a new innovative start up. The new technology introduced by Canadian startup Eavor, pronounced “ever”, provides a clean energy source directly from the earth’s heat. BP and Chevron have made a $40 million investment in Calgary-based Eavor, bucking the trend by developing a largely overlooked energy source. Funding goes mainly towards the research and development of geothermal power. 

 

Senior vice president of zero carbon energy at BP, Felipe Arbelaez, states “Technology such as Eavor’s has the potential to deliver geothermal power and heat and help unlock a low carbon future.”. Further explaining, “Eavor has developed a new type of geothermal technology that, in very simple terms, creates an underground “radiator.””. The new technology, named ‘loop’, provides a closed-loop network of pipes which is installed between 3 to 4 km underground, linked to an aboveground facility. Liquid is able to travel in the pipes from the facility, through the hot underground environment, then back to surface level where it is converted into electricity. The flow of this liquid can be controlled to manage output. 

Unlike batteries, solar or wind power, this geothermal technology allows for a constant flow of power that does not rely on challenges such as weather conditions. Further, the technology can fit into existing energy production areas such as underneath solar farms, to combat space constraints. Until now, geothermal energy had accounted for less than 0.3 percent of the world’s energy due to its high-risk nature. However, the risks taken to invest in the geothermal power technologies of the 1980s and 90s are no longer an issue when using Eavor’s closed-loop structure.Eavor’s system is ground-breaking as is significantly cheaper and more environmentally friendly than traditional geothermal technology. It does not rely on fracking methods to put the system in place and does need specific underground hot water sources to tap into geothermal energy.

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In addition, the geothermal technology releases zero carbon emissions, offering oil and gas companies a means to fulfil the increasingly common aim of net-carbon-zero within the next one to three decades. This represents BP’s first investment into geothermal power, and Chevron’s return to the market, having sold its geothermal assets in 2016. It is the first investment by oil majors into Eavor’s system, which previously only accepted angel and venture capital investment. 

The new geothermal technology could be the Zero-Emitting Load-Following Resource (ZELFR) the oil and gas industry has been waiting for. Thanks to its low-cost installation, constant energy supply and minimal space requirements, it could prove to be the green energy that governments and regulators have been calling for. As well as providing constant energy, the most promising part of this system is that the underground heat providing geothermal energy will not run out, making it a safer bet than the finite resources we currently use. Despite being largely overlooked until now, the new technology could harness the power of this untapped resource. “

By Felicity Bradstock for Oilprice.com