Samsung Heavy Industries signed a three-way agreement with Greek shipowner Capital Clean Energy Carriers and classification society Lloyd's Register at the Posidonia shipping exhibition in Athens earlier this month to commercialize a 50MW floating data center, according to Chosun Biz. The deal followed the signing of a joint development agreement between the shipbuilder and Supermicro to verify whether AI servers can run reliably on water, with the design pairing seawater cooling with LNG-fueled fuel cells for onboard power. Under the proposed business model, shipowners will buy the platforms and lease capacity to operators on long-term contracts, much like how they charter tankers.
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