Atlantis Resources Corporation, the maker of turbines that generate electricity from the ocean’s waves, has joined forces with data center developer Internet Villages International to construct the Blue Data Center. Initially, tidal power will only take care of one-fifth of the data center’s requirements, but Atlantis is hopeful that if the first phase is a success, they can extend the tidal power array to make up the remaining electricity requirements.

As the world becomes progressively digitized, the energy demands from data centers are rapidly growing. How to transform those centers to use renewable energy without effecting dependability is of prime concern. Undoubtedly, Google is also looking into powering its vast data centers in a dependable and renewable energy focused manner as well.