Sip or guzzle? Here's how Google's data centres use water

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With a pledge to restore 120 per cent of the 'water it consumes' by 2030, Google is rethinking the approaches used to cool its massive data centres

When Google declared in September 2021 its intention to "replenish 120 per cent of the water we consume" by 2030, the giant technology company revealed few specifics about exactly how many gallons that...

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