- A ship of 120 meters could soon host thousands of AI GPUs with direct cooling of seawater
- The project depends on recycled ships to cut both building costs and environmental damage
- Mol and Kinetics promise flexibility, mobility and power incidence through powerships and offshore renewable energy
The idea of putting an AI -driven facility on a ship used to sound like science fiction -and not long ago there was even a failed attempt from del Complex to build a fluid “AI nation” that would run itself using artificial intelligence.
Now shipping of heavy weight mitsui is ic lines (mol) and kinetics, the energy transition unit of carpowership, aiming to realize something far more grounded.
Companies work together to build a mobile floating data center that can house thousands of AI GPUs while addressing digital infrastructure bottle.
Mol and kinetics outlining plans for a fluent AI -DATACENTER
The two companies recently signed an appointment morandum to develop what they describe as “the world’s first integrated floating data center platform.”
The structure will host a retrofitted vessel, supported by a power supply that includes power vessels, floating power plants developed by carpowership and other sources such as solar farms, offshore winds and onshore grids.
“This project represents a big step towards our vision of Kinetics, which delivers innovative, effective and sustainable infrastructure solutions that meet the day’s and tomorrow,” said Mehmet Katmer, CEO of Kinetics.
“By pairing mobile power production with liquid data infrastructure, we address critical bottlenecks in the market while enabling faster, cleaner and more flexible expansion of digital capacity.”
The data center is expected to offer between 20 and 73 MW capacity, cooled by direct water systems drawing from sea or rivers.
It would be mounted on a 120 -meter -long ship with network plans, which includes irradiating and land -based internet exchanges.
“This Mou represents an important step forward in using the MOL group’s assets and extensive expertise in ship operations to quickly build digital infrastructure while minimizing the environmental impact,” said Tomoaki Ichida, CEO of MOL.
“As we move on, we will continue to expand a diverse range of social infrastructure companies centered on shipping.”
A mobile, sea -cooled, magical platform that bypasses soil restrictions and allows headaches, offers an attractive alternative to overloaded land -based data centers.
Flexibility is remarkable, but the extent of ambition raises questions and this guarantees skepticism.
Although the idea sounds perfect on paper, its real execution can face the same problems that have plagued similar utopian infrastructure concepts.
Mou promises the operations in 2027, contingent on “successful feasibility studies and ongoing technical developments.”
These feasibility studies have to prove that questions such as network delay, physical relocation risks, regulatory uncertainty and long -term maintenance can be reliably addressed.
Costs and sustainability arguments hang strongly on the recycling of existing ships.
“In addition to reducing construction costs,” the project claims, “the use of existing on board is expected … to reduce the first investment costs.”
By avoiding new buildings, developers believe that they can also cut the environmental tax of raw material extraction.
The practical benefits, such as speed of implementation, mobility and independence from strained land -based grids, have no doubt.
“Even in areas that experience lack of power, offshore data centers can start with starting with the operation immediately,” the developers note.
But whether this system will prove reliable, scalable and financially healthy in the long term to see.
