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China launches world's first offshore wind-powered underwater data center

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China has launched the world's first offshore wind-powered underwater data center, located near Shanghai. This 24-megawatt facility houses nearly 2,000 servers and utilizes the surrounding ocean water for passive cooling, achieving a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) below 1.15. The project aims to process AI, big data annotation, and 5G workloads while addressing the growing energy and cooling demands of modern data infrastructure. AI

IMPACT Addresses critical AI infrastructure challenges by offering a novel, energy-efficient cooling and power solution for data centers.

RANK_REASON This is a significant infrastructure development as it is the first of its kind globally.

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China launches world's first offshore wind-powered underwater data center

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Etiido Uko ·

    China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers — 24 megawatt subsea AI facility uses ocean water for passive cooling and offshore wind for power

    China has begun full operations at a 24 MW underwater AI data center off Shanghai’s coast, using offshore wind power and seawater cooling to reduce energy consumption and improve efficiency

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    China Deploys 24 MW Underwater AI Data Center Off Shanghai China activated a 24 MW underwater AI data center with 2,000 servers, using offshore wind and seawate

    China Deploys 24 MW Underwater AI Data Center Off Shanghai China activated a 24 MW underwater AI data center with 2,000 servers, using offshore wind and seawater cooling, claiming 30% energy savings. https:// gentic.news/article/china-depl oys-24-mw-underwater-ai # AI # Artificia…

    LINKS gentic.news/…/china-deploys-24-mw-underwa…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers — 24 megawatt s… China has begun full o

    China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers — 24 megawatt s… China has begun full operations at a 24 MW underwater AI data center off Shanghai’s coast, using offshore wind power and seawater cooling to r…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/china-says-worlds-firs… tomshardware.com/tech-industry

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