According to Ukrinform, the first block of the new structure, weighing 1,300 tons, was buried in the sea at a depth of 35 meters near the southern island of Hainan. CGTN.

It took engineers almost 3 hours to lower the vault underwater. The entire project consists of 100 such blocks, meaning that the weight of the equipment on the seabed will be at least 1,300 tons.

According to the calculations of the project manager company, upon completion of construction, underwater data storage will be 60% more energy efficient than similar centers on shore. The main reason for this is the possibility of using seawater for cooling the warehouse, which will significantly reduce the cost of electricity required for air conditioning in ground centers.

Stable water cooling will also help maintain the optimal temperature and density of servers for computing power.

You can also use large areas of the seabed for underwater data storage and save on renting land plots on land.

At the same time, such underwater centers are located far from human settlements and face fewer obstacles.

The underwater environment is free of dust and oxygen, so electronic devices can last longer and fail less often.

While companies such as Microsoft have already tested underwater data centers and indicated that plans for them are feasible, the Chinese design will be the first to be officially put into commercial operation and serving real customers.

An unmanned weather ship designed and built in China to monitor clouds and sea fog has begun its first long-term research mission in the Yellow Sea, Ukrinform reports. It needs to travel more than 110 nautical miles in autonomous mode.

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