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Sun to Create Underground Japanese Datacenter

Posted by Zonk on from the only-problem-is-the-view dept.

Kurtz'sKompund writes with word of a Sun project in Japan, one that's taking a somewhat non-standard approach to data center construction. To save on power, heating, and water costs, the consortium is going to be building their center in an abandoned coal mine. The outpost will be created by lowering Blackbox systems into the ground; estimates on savings run to $9 million annually in electricity alone.

3 of 131 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Title should read: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Pretty interesting that Sun is building a sinking datacenter in the Land of the Rising Sun.

  2. Re:No...the title should read: by KillerCow · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Sun to create sunless datacentre in land of the rising sun.

  3. Re:No...the title should maybe read: by switcha · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sun to shine where the sun don't shine in the land of the rising sun.

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    You know what? ... A little club soda *did* get that out!