Startup Drogue plans floating data centers powered by ocean thermal energy conversion
Drogue, a startup founded six months ago in Washington, D.C., aims to build floating data centers powered by ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), a method that exploits temperature differentials in ocean waters to generate electricity. The company's multi-megawatt prototype will be installed on an oceangoing ship and deployed by early 2028, leveraging warm surface water and cold deep water to run a heat exchange process involving ammonia that powers data centers. This approach addresses the increasing energy demand of AI workloads and circumvents traditional power grid constraints. Drogue has raised $20 million from prominent investors and received preliminary approval from the American Bureau of Shipping for their design. The concept echoes earlier OTEC research in the 1980s but benefits from modern manufacturing improvements.
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Startup Drogue plans floating data centers powered by ocean thermal energy conversion
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Drogue, a startup founded six months ago in Washington, D.C., aims to build floating data centers powered by ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), a method that exploits temperature differentials in ocean waters to generate electricity. The company's multi-megawatt prototype will be installed on an oceangoing ship and deployed by early 2028, leveraging warm surface water and cold deep water to run a heat exchange process involving ammonia that powers data centers. This approach addresses the increasing energy demand of AI workloads and circumvents traditional power grid constraints. Drogue has raised $20 million from prominent investors and received preliminary approval from the American Bureau of Shipping for their design. The concept echoes earlier OTEC research in the 1980s but benefits from modern manufacturing improvements.