@filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoLas Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamerwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1828arrow-down141
arrow-up1787arrow-down1external-linkLas Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamerwww.pcgamer.com@filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-square@Zachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish24•10 months agoAdd a solar array and battery bank, a you might even have electricity left over. It’s in the desert after all.
minus-square@NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•10 months agoHave you ever seen a solar array that gives 28 MW?
minus-square@ShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months ago110MW https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Dunes_Solar_Energy_Project 392MW https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility These are both near Vegas.
minus-square@Zachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower
minus-square@Zachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoOr how about six wind turbines? It’s rather windy in Las Vegas.
minus-square@NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoI mean, have you seen it with your own eyes?
minus-square@Zachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoI’ve flown over a couple big ones. Not sure of the exactly area or output.
minus-square@Zachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoIs it bigger or smaller than a football field?
minus-square@NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoRough calculation says it needs about 28 ha, this could be about 30 football fields (depending on whatever they mean in your area when they say football :))
Add a solar array and battery bank, a you might even have electricity left over. It’s in the desert after all.
Have you ever seen a solar array that gives 28 MW?
110MW https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Dunes_Solar_Energy_Project
392MW https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility
These are both near Vegas.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower
So?
Or how about six wind turbines? It’s rather windy in Las Vegas.
I mean, have you seen it with your own eyes?
I’ve flown over a couple big ones. Not sure of the exactly area or output.
Is it bigger or smaller than a football field?
Rough calculation says it needs about 28 ha, this could be about 30 football fields (depending on whatever they mean in your area when they say football :))
Thank you for doing the math.