filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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-square441fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down147 cross-posted to: ghazi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
arrow-up1970arrow-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.comfilister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square441fedilink cross-posted to: ghazi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoHave you ever seen a solar array that gives 28 MW?
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoOr how about six wind turbines? It’s rather windy in Las Vegas.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI mean, have you seen it with your own eyes?
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI’ve flown over a couple big ones. Not sure of the exactly area or output.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 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-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIs it bigger or smaller than a football field?
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 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 :))
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThank you for doing the math.
Have you ever seen a solar array that gives 28 MW?
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.
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.
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.