A 2026 study found abandoned US mine pools could cool AI data centres; one Pennsylvania site could handle 30.6 MW of heat
- Image Credit: AI generatedScientists found that abandoned mine pools could potentially be reused to cool data centres.
- They developed a model to estimate how much heat these pools could absorb while maintaining suitable cooling conditions.
- Their detailed analysis of the Morea mine in eastern Pennsylvania found that its pool could support at least 9.5 MW of heat load with conventional air cooling and 30.6 MW with liquid cooling.
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- Image Credit: AI generatedScientists found that abandoned mine pools could potentially be reused to cool data centres.
- They developed a model to estimate how much heat these pools could absorb while maintaining suitable cooling conditions.
- Their detailed analysis of the Morea mine in eastern Pennsylvania found that its pool could support at least 9.5 MW of heat load with conventional air cooling and 30.6 MW with liquid cooling.
Sources: Times of India