Researchers at Imperial College London claimed in a report last year that up to 200L of water could be consumed per gigabyte of data downloaded. They also said the figure could be as low as 1L of water per gigabyte, so there's plenty of speculation involved - the true figure is probably somewhere between the two. The fact is that IT consumes a huge amount of water. US Data Centres alone consumed 626 billion litres of water in 2014, and this figure is expected to rise to 660

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Do you ever have to make the decision whether to rewind a motor or replace the unit altogether? It’s a tricky decision to make. On the one hand, a rewind is usually cheaper, particularly if the motor is bigger than 5kW or it’s a more specialist motor (such as two speed, or with a DC brake). On the other hand, a new unit is likely to be a longer lasting solution, and in most cases is more energy-efficient as well. This post outlines what’s involved in rewinding a pump, to