[TriLUG] A rare look inside a Google Datacenter

[matt at noway2.thruhere.net]

Quite interesting.  I wonder how do they keep the exchangers from fowling
up when they run sea water through them.  It would be impossible to
chemically treat the sea water.  Sea water would have less of a problem
with bacteria, but I think that the saline would plug up the P&F's pretty
quick.

> In general, we endeavor to take the most efficient approach possible.
> For example, the datacenter in Hamina is actually cooled by raw sea
> water, directly from the gulf of Finland:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VChOEvKicQQ
> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/practical-steps-towards-greener-energy.html
>
> Aaron S. Joyner
>