A new data module was placed in sea waters and connected to the existing underwater data center in Lingshui, south China’s Hainan Province on Tuesday, marking the official launch of Hainan underwater intelligence computing cluster. It reportedly supports DeepSeek assistance to handle approximately 7,000 intelligent conversations per second.
According to a press release, the new addition to the data center measures 18 meters in length and 3.6 meters in diameter. The newly installed data module can house over 400 high-performance servers and is connected to customer data endpoints via a nearby shore station. The cluster claims to deliver computing power equivalent to 30,000 high-end gaming computers, processing a year’s worth of calculations for an average computer in just one second.
Readers would recall that in July 2024, China had constructed and deployed a commercial undersea data center that is located in the South China Sea. The data center uses seawater as a natural coolant, consuming less energy, water and space.
The cluster is run by Shenzhen HiCloud Data Center Technology. Some 10 companies have already signed on to utilize its capacity for AI model training and inference, industrial simulation, game development and marine scientific research.