Comment by 2PqboPPmKegvanx

>Microsoft idea to build data centres in shipping containers a few years ago, again using the ocean for cooling

Project Natnick!

It was a success, the research concluded and it is no longer active.

Article: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/sustainability/pr...

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Natick

In June, China opened a $236 M wind powered underwater data center. Article references another commercial underwater data center they opened in 2023.

https://www.wired.com/story/china-opens-worlds-first-wind-po...