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A startup I worked at is building wave-powered data centers [1]. 1: https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalyst-building-inference-data-centers-on-the-high-sea
by elcritch 4mo ago
A startup I worked at is building wave-powered data centers [1].
1: https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalyst-building-inference-data-centers-on-the-high-seas/ https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalyst-building-inferen...
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4mo agoHuh. I thought the field had mostly soured on wave power due to the incredible engineering challenges. Cheaper+easier to do wind or solar. I guess you can slap “For AI” onto anything to overcome the economics.
- elcritch 4mo agoThey have a unique design where only a turbine moves with very cheap electricity produced. AI inference gives them a great way to turn revenue from cheap electricity without solving the device-to-shore problem yet for that energy.