Hydrogen fuel cells could provide emission free backup power at datacenters, Microsoft says. “What we just witnessed was, for the datacenter industry, a moon landing moment,” said Sean James, director of datacenter research. “We have a generator that produces no emissions. It’s mind-blowing.”

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[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Huh I guess all those miles of stainless steel tubing and all the solar panels and shit just invented themselves out of thin nothing. Solar is not a net gain at current efficiency rates, although it's getting closer.

Nuclear is the answer.