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Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions (news.microsoft.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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Published: October 31, 2024

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[–] Cryan24 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

So lots of heat plus combustible material.. That sounds like a winning idea to me.

[–] Blemgo 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

If memory serves right, one of Germany's datacenters went up in flames a few years ago because they had wooden flooring and no adequate fire suppression systems.

EDIT: it was in France, and Europe's biggest datacenter.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was OVH in France

[–] Blemgo 4 points 1 month ago

Ah, seems to be right, my bad.

Also, to correct myself a bit more: it was Europe's biggest datacenter.