HP to Google: Power Your Servers With Cow Poo

[eddieroolz]

I think cow dungs can be better served by using it as fertilizer...

 

[PlutoDelic]

Why do i have the feeling that Google will actually respond with a "thank you" for this proposal...

 

[masterjaw]

Next article: Why should Apple use cow poop to power their Macs.

 

[bebangs]

Cow dungs is already a good fertilizer.
what about human poo?

Human feces are way more eco-friendly.
just look at the sewage and turn sewage into a powerhouse.
just saying...

 

[HappyBB]

This sound feasible and green to Earth. Hopefully, the technology is matured enough for this to happen. Anyway, this is a good alternative solution, imo.

 

[swamprat]

Unfortunately, many server farms feed from hydroelectric power

Unfortunately, they already use another renewable source. That's not exactly unfortunate is it? Unfortunate might be if they prefer to burn kittens to get their power, not because it's better, just because they like it.

Unless they're also using the nearby water to cool things (heck, it's not really an unless) then piping that hydroelectricity into the rest of the grid and using the server heat to drive the biogas production would still be fully viable.

I'd not be surprised if that the end manure is better fertiliser than raw faeces too, for people that were concerned about it reducing supply of that.

 

[figgus]

[citation][nom]edilee[/nom]Why doesn't HP learn to make better quality products and quit suggesting what others should do?[/citation]

HP has been stuffing their PCs with shit for years. They are EXPERTS.

 

[idisarmu]

Please don't do this. The farmers need their manure to fertilize their land.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

poo powered servers? I don't think so.