The Heat Island Effect Is Warming Up The AI Data Center Controversy

There’s been a lot of virtual ink spilled in environmental circles about the cooling water requirements of data centers, but less consideration of what happens with all the heat coming out of…

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The International Energy Agency's (IEA) recommendations for easing oil price pressure are being received surprisingly well within the Federal Ministry for Econo... https://news.osna.fm/?p=40702 | #news #behavior #changes #cooling #embraces
German Ministry Embraces IEA Suggestions for Cooling Energy Prices Through Behavior Changes - Osna.FM

Discover how IEA recommendations are positively influencing German Economics Ministry discussions on easing oil price pressures.

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New Westminster sets temperature cap in apartments to prevent heat deaths
As the hot days of summer approach, two Metro Vancouver municipalities are trying to reduce the risk of extreme heat. New Westminster has introduced maximum heat bylaws for apartments and Vancouver approved a grant to retrofit SROs for heating and cooling.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-westminster-bc-maximum-heat-bylaw-9.7150150?cmp=rss

Data Center Liquid Cooling: Enhancing Performance and Reducing Energy Costs

Cold plates, #coldplate_systems, and liquid cold plates enable efficient direct to chip #cooling in modern data centers. They reduce heat, improve performance, and lower energy use while supporting high-density AI and HPC workloads, making them essential for scalable and reliable infrastructure. Explore advanced cold plates solutions: https://www.coolitsystems.com/products-services/server-products/coldplates/

MacBook Neo Cooling Mods Dramatically Boost Gaming Performance

YouTuber ETA Prime has shown that the MacBook Neo may have far more performance headroom than its modest specifications suggest.

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Thermal pads with in-built vapor-chambers claim 50 to 80 times better thermal conductivity than normal thermal pads — 1,200 W/m-K "Vapor-Pad" from Xerendipity designed to replace traditional TIM in a CPU

The company also showed off a non-metal vapor chamber for phones.

Tom's Hardware
How important is ventillation for a small makeshift homelab?

At the moment all I have is a Synology and a Raspberry Pi, but I'll probably use a repurposed laptop or a cheap mini-PC (or similar) in the near fu…