China Activates World's First Underwater Data Center Off Shanghai Coast
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AJ Dellinger
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Summary
China has activated the world's first underwater data center, located about six miles off the coast of Shanghai's Lin-gang Special Area. Built by HiCloud Technology and China Communications Construction at a cost of approximately $226 million, the facility submerges heat-generating data center equipment directly in the ocean. The article notes the irony of using a method that directly contributes to ocean warming as a solution to data center cooling challenges.
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China officially turned on the world's first underwater data center this week.
The project is the work of HiCloud Technology and China Communications Construction and is located about six miles off the coast of Shanghai's Lin-gang Special Area.
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