Closed-loop cooling system design
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
The data center uses a closed-loop water cooling system with glycol mixture that cycles every 3 years, consuming water only for toilets and sinks
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West Feliciana Parish President addresses community concerns over new Hut 8 data center - WBRZ (-, news_article)
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Quote: “They designed their system around a closed-loop water system, which basically works like a radiator in your car. You fill it up with glycol, a mixture of glycol and water, and it runs for about 3 years. They drain it, fill it back up. The only water being consumed daily at that facility is to flush the toilets and run the sinks.”
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confirms West Feliciana Parish President addresses community concerns over new Hut 8 data center - WBRZ
Quote: “They designed their system around a closed-loop water system, which basically works like a radiator in your car. You fill it up with glycol, a mixture of glycol and water, and it runs for about 3 years. They drain it, fill it back up. The only water being consumed daily at that facility is to flush the toilets and run the sinks.”