11.02.2010 15:35 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

HP opens wind-cooled, rain-collecting data center

You know, as much as we love our complex high-minded gadgets, we've always had a soft spot for simple, low-tech solutions to the problems posed by modernity. To wit, check out HP's latest data center, which is strategically located in a blustery part of northeast England and avoids costly and energy-sapping cooling systems in favor of good old wind cooling. Equipped with eight 2.1-meter (just under seven feet) intake fans and a bank of contaminant filters, the Winyard facility is purpose-built for the circulation of cold external air through and around the se

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