Cornell cools campus with 39°F water from 250 ft below Cayuga Lake, cuts energy 85%

Launched in 2000, Cornell University's lake source cooling system exemplifies sustainable innovation, utilizing the icy waters of Cayuga Lake to meet the campus's cooling demands. This groundbreaking initiative, which commenced construction in 1999, achieved an extraordinary eighty-five percent cut in annual energy con

Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than 50% water. Approximately 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. We drink it, bathe in it, cook with it, clean with it. It is also used to cool data centres, which is an increasing draw on what is a scarce resource in many parts of the world.