Google solar energyGoogle’s got quite a job on its hands.
Every day the web gets bigger. Storing the world’s information ain’t as easy as it used to be….

Pictures filtered through last week of Google’s new Data Center and its huge! Its almost a town in itself. Can you imagine the number of servers that must be installed in that place, not to mention the cooling systems needed to keep those servers at optimum temperature. Now I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to be picking up the tab for that electricity bill.

Now I’m only guessing…but I would have thought Google will need a few more of these data centers in the next few years. Like I said the web isn’t getting any smaller and neither is Google’s quest for world domination. Wouldn’t it be great if the World’s supplier of information could be powered by the Sun. Impossible you say? Maybe not.

According to an article in Computerworld, a web hosting company -AISO is already achieving it with their data center which hosts 15,000 web sites from around the world. Their 2000sq. ft premises is powered by 120 solar panels which produce 12 kilowatts of power which is then converted from DC to AC and stored in batteries. They are also in the process of creating a dirt roof which will cut air conditioning costs by 50%.

Admittedly, a 2000sq. ft data center is a bit different to the small towns Google are constructing, but I’m sure a few of the Geeks in the Google Labs could put together a few ideas!