With an initial capacity of 24 megawatts, the innovative data center uses seawater as a natural cooling system.

With an initial capacity of 24 megawatts, the innovative data center uses seawater as a natural cooling system.

With an initial capacity of 24 megawatts, the innovative data center uses seawater as a natural cooling system.

China now has a datacentre underwater. The new underwater datacentre is located just off the coast of Shanghai and runs on wind energy. The Chinese government says that this datacentre is far more efficient and consumes almost no water compared to traditional land-based datacentres.

Just over seven months from completing phase one of this mega-project, Chinese engineers have finished the build and switched on the world's first underwater data center (UDC) powered by offshore wind turbines. What's more, it doesn't need freshwater and cuts land use by more than 90% compared with above-ground centers.

Just over seven months from completing phase one of this mega-project, Chinese engineers have finished the build and switched on the world's first underwater data center (UDC) powered by offshore wind turbines. What's more, it doesn't need freshwater and cuts land use by more than 90% compared with above-ground centers.