Energy and space. China has solved them by sinking them into the sea

China has opened in Shanghai The first commercial submarine database fed entirely by marine wind energy. It is an important evolutionary leap after two years of experience with its pilot installation in Hainan.

Why is it important. The digital infrastructure is facing Two crisis worldwide:

1. The excessive energy consumption of data centers.
2. The shortage of urban land to expand them.

This underwater installation solves both problems of a stroke, because it reduces energy expenditure to 40% while releasing space on the mainland.

The context. China already tested the commercial viability of Submarine centers in Hainan Since December 2022, where an installation operates 30 meters deep without registering a single server breakdown in these two and a half years.

Microsoft experienced with PROJECT NATICK In Scotland in 2015, but it was Hainan who marked the first real commercial deployment of the world. Shanghai now represents the “version 2.0” of this technology.

In figures:

• Investment reaches 1.6 billion yuan (222.7 million dollars) to create an underwater cluster of 24 megawatts.
• The natural water cooling system reduces cooling consumption of 40-50% to less than 10% of total consumption.
• More than 90% of energy will come from marine wind farms.

What has happened. Yesterday, Tuesday, June 10, The tripartite agreement was signed Among the authorities of Shanghai and the company Hicloud Technology.

1. The first phase, 2.3 MW, will begin operating in September as a national model project.
2. The second phase will scale up to 24 MW with an energy efficiency (PU) of less than 1.15.

And now what. The installation anchors an industrial ecosystem that will support AI, 5G, Internet of industrial things and electronic commerce platforms outside China.

The country thus consolidates its leadership in submarine digital infrastructure while other countries remain focused on expanding land centers to use.

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