Microsoft Project Natick Underwater Data Center
Sector: Data Center • Location: United Kingdom
Source: FOX23 Maine
Microsoft tested the reliability of a shipping-container-size underwater data center 117 feet deep off the coast of Scotland from 2018 to 2020. The project demonstrated the feasibility of underwater data centers as a concept, and Microsoft continues to use it as a research platform to explore new concepts around data center reliability and sustainability.
- Status
- Research/testing completed
- Sector
- Data Center
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- FOX23 Maine
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Description | Microsoft tested the reliability of a shipping-container-size underwater data center 117 feet deep off the coast of Scotland from 2018 to 2020. The project demonstrated the feasibility of underwater data centers as a concept, and Microsoft continues to use it as a research platform to explore new concepts around data center reliability and sustainability. |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Data Center |
Article published date | 2026-07-17 |
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