Microsoft filed patent for underwater data centers, potentially functioning as artificial reefs

Briefing

Microsoft filed patent for underwater data centers, potentially functioning as artificial reefs

March 1, 2017

Briefing

  • Underwater Data Centers – Applied patent for underwater data centers, which will be housed in individual units anchored on the ocean floor or above it
  • Artificial Reefs – Include components that can actively support marine life, such as stable heat output, providing nutrients to sea creatures and functioning as artificial shelters
  • Project Natick Spinoff – Based on Project Natick, environment-friendly underwater data center Microsoft tested off the coast of California in 2015

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Microsoft Corp.

Source

Original Publication Date

January 10, 2017

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