Biogas To Power Experimental Microsoft Data Center 55
Nerval's Lobster writes "Microsoft, FuelCell Energy and a collection of local Cheyenne, Wyoming companies are collaborating on a project to supply one of Microsoft's local data centers with biogas, in a bid to determine if what we poop can be turned into power. FuelCell and Microsoft will test a small 200-kilowatt data center with a fuel cell that can produce up to 300 kilowatts in a carbon-neutral manner. Microsoft estimates the total carbon savings at about 1,833 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) per megawatt-hour, compared to a typical fossil fuel plant. Although other data centers rely on biogas as a power source, Microsoft claims this is the first time a biogas source — specifically, a wastewater treatment facility — will be integrated directly with a data center."
New CEO (Score:4, Funny)
So that's what they're planning on doing with Balmer.
The jokes write themselves (Score:5, Funny)
Next Stop: Microsoft Marketing (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The jokes write themselves (Score:4, Funny)
I just tagged the story "brown" in addition to "green".