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World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China

Published 9 June 2026 · world

Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of

Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges created by the country’s artificial intelligence boom.

The Shanghai Lingang undersea datacentre demonstration project, which launched in May, has a capacity of 24 megawatts. It is a joint effort between HiCloud Technology

and China Communications Construction, a state-owned company. Continue reading...

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World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China

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Published: June 9, 2026 • 10:30 AM IST · Updated: June 9, 2026 • 11:10 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China

Key points

  • Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges created by the country’s artificial intelligence boom.
  • The Shanghai Lingang undersea datacentre demonstration project, which launched in May, has a capacity of 24 megawatts.
  • It is a joint effort between HiCloud Technology and China Communications Construction, a state-owned company.

Published June 9, 2026.


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