SMRTR Science & EngineeringSep 4, 2025Interesting Engineering

‘Solar bump’ breakthrough unlocks 80% more electricity from US data centers

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Rice University's "solar bump" technology pre-heats coolant with solar collectors before entering an organic Rankine cycle, boosting data center waste heat electricity recovery by 60-80% annually, potentially offsetting AI's growing energy demands.

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