Water-cooled IBM supercomputer to heat buildings

Mac Daddy · Jun 25, 2009, 12:16 AM

IBM and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich plan to build a water-cooled supercomputer whose surplus heat will be re-used to heat the university's buildings.

The Aquasar supercomputer will be located at the ETH Zurich facility, and it will start operations next year, the partners said in an announcement on Tuesday.

The supercomputer will combine two rack-mounted IBM BladeCenter servers, each containing multiple blades with a mixed population of IBM PowerXCell 8i and Intel Nehalem processors. It is expected to deliver a peak performance of about 10 teraflops.
________________
Source: CNET

Matth · Jun 26, 2009, 10:48 PM

Fine, but what do they do with it in the summer?

Tyrsonswood · Jun 26, 2009, 11:16 PM

BBQ

Mac Daddy · Jun 26, 2009, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matth

Fine, but what do they do with it in the summer?

That my friend is an excellent question !

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyrsonswood

BBQ

Jun 25, 2009, 12:16 AM	#1
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Water-cooled IBM supercomputer to heat buildings IBM and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich plan to build a water-cooled supercomputer whose surplus heat will be re-used to heat the university's buildings. The Aquasar supercomputer will be located at the ETH Zurich facility, and it will start operations next year, the partners said in an announcement on Tuesday. The supercomputer will combine two rack-mounted IBM BladeCenter servers, each containing multiple blades with a mixed population of IBM PowerXCell 8i and Intel Nehalem processors. It is expected to deliver a peak performance of about 10 teraflops. ________________ Source: CNET __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 26, 2009, 10:48 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,210 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Re: Water-cooled IBM supercomputer to heat buildings Fine, but what do they do with it in the summer? __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread