South Korea Develops Underwater Data Centre to Address AI Infrastructure Challenges
South Korea is developing an underwater data centre off Ulsan's coast to address land scarcity and power constraints amid rising AI-driven demand. The facility, planned about 20 meters below sea level, will use seawater cooling to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by approximately 12%. Supported by government funding, the project aims to create a standardized underwater data centre model by 2030, leveraging the region's average seawater temperature of 13.3°C for efficient cooling.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–62/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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businessstandard broke this story on 17 Aug, 06:08 am. Other outlets followed.
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