Google's data center in Uruguay

[Harpy Eagle]

Foundation stone laid for Google's data center in Uruguay

Representatives of technology giant Google and the Uruguayan Government, including President Luis Lacalle Pou, took part Thursday in the ceremony marking the laying of the foundation stone for the company's future data center in Pando, in the department (province) of Canelones, within...

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Google's data center at the Science Park on Route 101 in Pando will cost around US$ 850 million. Works are expected to take 26 months. The South American country's authorities highlighted the project's sustainability and the confidence in the country it represented. In her speech, Fazio underlined that sustainability was a “key driver for development” in addition to being a reality from the energy viewpoint, given that 97% of the country's electricity generation is renewable. There are “few countries that can offer this condition,” she stressed. This center is “a necessary incentive for other industries, which we have identified as having growth potential in the country, to gain momentum to project themselves to the world,” she also said.

I am blown away by the claim that Uruguay has 97% of the electricity generation that is renewable. That is pretty impressive.

 

[The Duke]

I call bullshit! They don't use that much power or something.
Maybe they have a lot of hydroelectric.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I call bullshit! They don't use that much power or something.
Maybe they have a lot of hydroelectric.

Uruguay - Renewable Energy Equipment

This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data.

www.trade.gov

Seems hydro and wind are the main sources.

 

[The Duke]

Uruguay - Renewable Energy Equipment

This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data.

www.trade.gov

Seems hydro and wind are the main sources.

I guarantee it's more hydro and less wind. They have a lot of mountains and waterfalls is why.

Mountains aren't conducive to wind power. Mountains cut wind.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I guarantee it's more hydro and less wind. They have a lot of mountains and waterfalls is why.

Mountains aren't conducive to wind power. Mountains cut wind.

Wind​

Uruguay is one of the world leaders in wind power production, alongside Denmark, Ireland, and Germany with generates 31 percent of total power generation from wind. Uruguay has more than 1,525 MW of installed wind capacity. Uruguay has strong constant winds, with an average speed of the wind is 6 to 9 meters/second at the towers’ maximum heights of 90 meters.

 

[The Duke]

Wind​

Uruguay is one of the world leaders in wind power production, alongside Denmark, Ireland, and Germany with generates 31 percent of total power generation from wind. Uruguay has more than 1,525 MW of installed wind capacity. Uruguay has strong constant winds, with an average speed of the wind is 6 to 9 meters/second at the towers’ maximum heights of 90 meters.

Okay dude, so like uh..31% of their power comes from wind, where does the other 69% come from, hmm?
Current wind power production is fail, moron.
GE is heavily into it, too. Chances are better than not those "windmills" are made by GE.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Okay dude, so like uh..31% of their power comes from wind, where does the other 69% come from, hmm?
Current wind power production is fail, moron.
GE is heavily into it, too. Chances are better than not those "windmills" are made by GE.

The country of Uruguay disagrees with your expert analysis. I will defer to their actual experience and not your lack there of.

The Peralta wind farm in Uruguay uses 50 ENERCON E-92 turbines, each with a nameplate capacity of 2.35 MW. Enercon is also the O&M contractor for the Peralta wind farm for 15 years. The wind farm has been operational since October 2015.

Enercon E-92 - 2,35 MW - Wind turbine

datasheet • power curve • photos • brochures • models

en.wind-turbine-models.com

Enercon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[The Duke]

The country of Uruguay disagrees with your expert analysis. I will defer to their actual experience and not your lack there of.

The Peralta wind farm in Uruguay uses 50 ENERCON E-92 turbines, each with a nameplate capacity of 2.35 MW. Enercon is also the O&M contractor for the Peralta wind farm for 15 years. The wind farm has been operational since October 2015.

Enercon E-92 - 2,35 MW - Wind turbine

datasheet • power curve • photos • brochures • models

en.wind-turbine-models.com

Enercon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Still only 31% of Uruguay's power supply, moron.
And I'd be willing to bet that fluctuates.
As an aside, that Enercon looks pretty good on the surface.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Still only 31% of Uruguay's power supply, moron.
And I'd be willing to bet that fluctuates.
As an aside, that Enercon looks pretty good on the surface.

And 31% is pretty impressive for wind power.

It is the same percent they get from hydropower

 

[JGalt]

Foundation stone laid for Google's data center in Uruguay

Representatives of technology giant Google and the Uruguayan Government, including President Luis Lacalle Pou, took part Thursday in the ceremony marking the laying of the foundation stone for the company's future data center in Pando, in the department (province) of Canelones, within...

en.mercopress.com

Google's data center at the Science Park on Route 101 in Pando will cost around US$ 850 million. Works are expected to take 26 months. The South American country's authorities highlighted the project's sustainability and the confidence in the country it represented. In her speech, Fazio underlined that sustainability was a “key driver for development” in addition to being a reality from the energy viewpoint, given that 97% of the country's electricity generation is renewable. There are “few countries that can offer this condition,” she stressed. This center is “a necessary incentive for other industries, which we have identified as having growth potential in the country, to gain momentum to project themselves to the world,” she also said.

I am blown away by the claim that Uruguay has 97% of the electricity generation that is renewable. That is pretty impressive.

Not really impressive if you consider the numbers.

The average electrical usage per person in Uruguay is 18,317 kWH per year, and their population is only 3.42 million

The average electrical usage per person in the US is 77,000 kWH per year, and we have a population of about 333.3 million

While Uruguay's yearly electrical usage is 62,644,140,000 kWH, ours is 25,664,100,000,000. They don't have the high energy demand industries we have, and it would be disastrous the think we could power this country with solar and wind.

 

[protectionist]

Wind​

Uruguay is one of the world leaders in wind power production, alongside Denmark, Ireland, and Germany with generates 31 percent of total power generation from wind. Uruguay has more than 1,525 MW of installed wind capacity. Uruguay has strong constant winds, with an average speed of the wind is 6 to 9 meters/second at the towers’ maximum heights of 90 meters.

Sounds like this might be good for the environment. Except for one part of the "environment"

 

[protectionist]

And don't fall for the so-called "studies" (whitewashes) that say bird kills from wind turbines are small. Use your common sense.