So let's go back to the compute cluster from Université Laval, we take the main principle, the chimney, with ascending exhausts.
So we create a datacenter that has the form of a silo, with air intakes at his basis, within those air intakes, we deploy concentric wind turbines, which will start generating electricity prior to any servers being deployed. We do the same model, only bigger at the top of the silo, allowing for exhaust air to generate electricity as well.
Just with this base model, we can understand that any components deployed would send hot air towards the center of the silo and would contribute to generate air flow, which would simultaneously accelerate both inbound and outbound wind turbines.
We might need lights to ensure that we can see something within the silo. Let's try to achieve this without using electricity, or at least as little of it as possible. I would consider things like Hybrid Solar Lighting, as developed and proven in the United States. Simply put, a small parabolic captor, follows the sun on the rooftop and concentrate natural lights into a fiber network, which allows for diffusion within the building. LEDs are also built into the diffusion system for usage when no natural light is present.
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