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Cathiria Iluvatar
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Posted - 2008.09.26 12:32:00 -
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I m just wondering if it's possible for CCP if they can use solar power on their sever buildings in London or in the offices. Or, since they're based in Iceland can run thermal power generators?
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Cathiria Iluvatar
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Posted - 2008.09.26 12:32:00 -
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I m just wondering if it's possible for CCP if they can use solar power on their sever buildings in London or in the offices. Or, since they're based in Iceland can run thermal power generators?
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LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2008.09.26 13:03:00 -
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Interesting subject.
Sadly I couldn't tell you, as I have no idea whatsoever. But I must assume that the Iceland offices are running off energy based on thermal power generators.
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Aiyleena Iluvatar
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Posted - 2008.09.26 16:00:00 -
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would be interesting to know if its possible to cover some of the energy used by the great server with solar energy or something like that. i know investments in these areas are high but i bet would be a nice marketing project to have a solar run game server. not mentioning the energy costs in the long term
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Thargat
Caldari North Star Networks Executive Outcomes
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Posted - 2008.09.26 21:30:00 -
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I hope they're using dirty nuclear power imported from some "less-than-careful" country or possibly coalpower. Otherwise I'm quitting ;p
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Lia Gaeren
Caldari Pole Dancing Vixens
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Posted - 2008.09.27 00:32:00 -
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Originally by: Cathiria Iluvatar I m just wondering if it's possible for CCP if they can use solar power on their sever buildings in London or in the offices. Or, since they're based in Iceland can run thermal power generators?
Actually, I hear that the heatsinks from the server farm are sufficient to provide hot water and thermally-generated power for a small town nearby.
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Mulco
Metalheads
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Posted - 2008.09.27 19:22:00 -
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Taken from the hompage of National Energy Authority of Iceland
About 90% of all housing in the country is heated with geothermal energy; the remainder being heated mainly with electricity.
The majority of the country's electricity (80%) is generated using hydropower; the remainder being based on geothermal power.
Only 20 to 25 % of the technically and environmentally feasible hydropower, and only 20% of the conventional geothermal potential available for electricity production in Iceland, have been harnessed.
I dont know where ccp are placed in all this, but if one looks at the average of iceland i can not see a reason for them not to use renewable energy.
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Herschel Yamamoto
Bloodmoney Incorporated
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Posted - 2008.09.28 01:47:00 -
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Actually, yes, CCP is planning on moving to 100% solar power for their server farms in the interests of going green. In wholly unrelated news, downtime is being extended to an average of 12 hours per day.
Seriously though, they get their power off the national grid, just like everyone else. Their offices in Iceland are mostly powered by being on top of a volcano, and the servers in England are mostly powered by hydrocarbons of various types, with a large minority of nuclear power. They'll have backup generators(that I can almost guarantee you run on diesel fuel), but for day-to-day use, they get their power from the standard power generation system. It hasn't been financially practical to generate electricity for private use since the early 1900s. ------------------ Fix the forums! |
Drekor Silverfang
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Posted - 2008.09.28 07:29:00 -
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Originally by: Cathiria Iluvatar I m just wondering if it's possible for CCP if they can use solar power on their sever buildings in London or in the offices. Or, since they're based in Iceland can run thermal power generators?
They use nuclear hamsters fed by the tears of hippies.
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Burning Avatar
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Posted - 2008.09.30 11:43:00 -
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I think the OP is a bit too tree hugging for my taste to even suggest they use solar anyway. It is "very" impractical to use Solar power in the UK dur to Latitude position on the earth and as any Islander will agree overcast and mostly cloudy a good porion of the time. The Places that are better suited for that are Very southern Europe, North Africa, and the South western part of North America.
I for one dont want those dirty Spaniards to have that server farm |
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Commander Lightning
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Posted - 2008.10.02 12:19:00 -
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Well renewable sources would be good, if they provided enough energy... and selling any excess to the national grid. However, the initial cost may be higher than the actual income, where expenses with this idea would surely go past. Unless CCP are in a lot of profit, enough which to cover monthly costs, unforeseeable(s) and so forth, then its doubtful. Energy suppliers might feed them the power from what they could claim to be coming from renewable sources, but that wouldn't be certain... As the power lines aren't exactly changing themselves to source from a different part. Anyway, it wouldn't be business ethical if costs are in excess of current strategy. The Human Race has never learned from its past. Humans Killing Humans, thats the way it is, and shall be as long as the Human Race continues. EvE is no exception. //Unknown |
Herschel Yamamoto
Bloodmoney Incorporated
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Posted - 2008.10.02 15:33:00 -
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Originally by: Commander Lightning Energy suppliers might feed them the power from what they could claim to be coming from renewable sources, but that wouldn't be certain... As the power lines aren't exactly changing themselves to source from a different part.
You're right that the actual power can come from just about anywhere, but the important part is that your money goes to the people producing "green" energy. Electricity is fungible, it's who gets paid for it that matters.
Originally by: Commander Lightning Anyway, it wouldn't be business ethical if costs are in excess of current strategy.
Somebody else actually understands that? ------------------ Fix the forums! |
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