Using jet engines for power generation at AI centers.

11 points | by testrun 1 day ago

3 comments

  • reverendjames 21 hours ago
    The only thing new here is running them continuously. They were typically on standby for peak shaving or to avoid rolling blackouts during high peak loads or unanticipated contingencies. I operate 15 "747 engines" to produce electricity. They were installed in 1995.
    • journal 3 hours ago
      we're gonna cook ourselves to death with these tokens. if i was a billionaire i'd be enriching uranium under one of those data centers. if walter white could build a lab under a laundromat, a billionaire could figure out how to enrich uranium under a data center.
      • mikewarot 2 hours ago
        I wouldn't mess with enrichment, I'd just go for a breeder reactor, once you start producing pu that is much easier to separate and process into more fuel.

        Just start with a big enough pile of natural tubealloy and keep taking away fuel as it builds activity. Experience has shown that disused athletic facilities should be sufficient.

        What could possibly go wrong? ;-)

      • softwaredoug 7 hours ago
        The bubble can’t pop fast enough