Microsoft says its latest “closed loop” water recycling data center design would save 125 million liters of water annually per facility.
Microsoft Corp. has unveiled a new data center design that consumes no water to cool the chips and servers at a facility, which could save millions of liters of water amid scrutiny over the climate impact of artificial intelligence.
First rolled out in August, the new data center design “consumes zero water for cooling” by recycling it through a “closed loop” system that circulates water between servers and “chillers” that remove heat without the need to be topped up, Microsoft said in a Dec. 9 post.
“By adopting chip-level cooling solutions, we can deliver precise temperature control without water evaporation,” the company said.
