US Patent & Trademark Office: Water-Based Data center; August 28th, 2008
ZDNet: Google wins floating data center patent; April 30th, 2009
Google has been awarded a U.S. patent for its floating data centers. The data center could be powered and cooled by the ocean, and these offshore data centers could sit 3 to 7 miles offshore. The search giant filed for a patent in February. The patent outlines a concept that would not only be savvy engineering, but deliver great returns.
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See also:
Gearlog: Google’s Floating Data Center Patent Approved; April 30th, 2009
Jeff Nolan: Yet Another Google Datacenter Rumor; September 15th, 2008
Tom’s hardware: Google to Move its Data Centers Off-Shore?; September 12th, 2008
engagdet: Google patent application reveals plans for floating data centers; September 8th, 2008
The Inverted Pint Glass: The self-sustaining data center; September 8th, 2008
ZDNet: Google makes waves and may have solved the data center conundrum; September 8th, 2008
Technovelgy: Google Navy: water-based data centers; September 6th, 2008
Data Center Knowledge: Google planning offshore data barges; September 6th, 2008
DailyTech: San Francisco startup to build floating data centers; January 9th, 2008
Silverback Migration Solutions Blog: Floating Data Centers?!? ; January 6th, 2008
