
Nautilus Data Technologies holds the distinction of operating the world’s first commercially commissioned zero-water consumption data center — a floating facility at the Port of Stockton, California, independently commissioned by Black & Veatch. Nautilus’s patented EcoCore and TRUE (Total Resource Usage Effectiveness) cooling platform uses external water sources — seawater, river water, greywater, or reclaimed water — as the heat rejection medium in a sealed heat exchange process that draws zero potable water from community supplies, discharges zero pollution, uses no refrigerants or chemicals, and operates silently. The system achieves a verified daily PUE of 1.15 while supporting rack densities exceeding 100 kW — 70% more energy-efficient than traditional data centers. The Stockton facility was independently verified by Black & Veatch in a third-party due diligence report confirming all cooling, electrical, and machinery systems functioned as designed.
Fairfax County, Virginia: The Compliance Framework
Fairfax County, Virginia, adopted on September 10, 2024 what is widely regarded as the most comprehensive data center noise and siting ordinance in the United States. It was developed after months of contentious public hearings, [...]
Immersion & Liquid Cooling: The Near-Silent Data Center
The fundamental source of data center community noise complaints is air movement: the high-speed fans required to push large volumes of air through server racks and exhaust heat to the exterior. These fans are noisy [...]
Amazon Web Services Great Oak Retrofit
The Amazon Great Oak data center complex in Prince William County, Virginia, represents the most thoroughly documented noise response case in U.S. data center history. It is not a success story without complications — and [...]



