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Efosa Udinmwen

China unveils 'world's first' underwater data center — 2,000 server facility is powered by offshore wind, and cooled by the sea, making it one of the most efficient around

Underwater datacenter.
  • China submerged nearly 2,000 AI servers beneath the ocean near Shanghai
  • Seawater now cools Chinese AI servers without traditional industrial chillers operating continuously
  • China connected offshore wind farms directly to an underwater artificial intelligence facility

China has begun commercial operations at an underwater data center where sealed server modules operate beneath the ocean using seawater for passive cooling.

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