Startup builds floating AI data centers powered by ocean waves

Startup builds floating AI data centers powered by ocean waves

While major tech companies are looking deep into outer space for a hospitable home for data centers, an entrepreneur from Vancouver, Washington, is seeking a solution much closer to home. As CBS News reported, Panthalassa CEO and co-founder Garth Sheldon-Coulson believes he has a path to provide abundant clean energy and protect the grid from data center demand. "The ocean is really unlimited in terms of how much energy is available," he said. "…

Riding the Wave: The Rise of Floating Data Centers

Floating and ocean-based data centers are emerging as innovative solutions to address land, power, and cooling constraints in dense coastal markets, offering efficiency gains through proximity to coastal infrastructure and water-based cooling.