[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-samsung-heavy-targets-50mw-floating-ai-data-centers-with-supermicro":10},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":24,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":22,"tags":25,"sources":30,"feedback":34,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":34,"total_tokens":34},606,"samsung-heavy-targets-50mw-floating-ai-data-centers-with-supermicro","Samsung Heavy targets 50MW floating AI data centers with Supermicro","The shipbuilder teams up with a Greek owner and Supermicro to prototype offshore AI farms powered by solid‑oxide fuel cells on LNG.","Samsung Heavy Industries announced a partnership to develop 50 MW floating AI data centers, tapping a Greek shipowner’s fleet and Supermicro’s hardware.\n\nThe design hinges on solid‑oxide fuel cells that run on liquefied natural gas, offering a compact power source for offshore racks. A prototype is slated for early 2027, while rival Japanese shipowner MOL is planning a 73 MW floating unit with Karpowership for a later 2027 rollout.\n\nIf the concept works, operators could deploy compute capacity in regions without reliable grid power, and the modular ships could be repositioned as demand shifts. It also sidesteps the need for on‑shore construction permits, shaving months off rollout times.\n\nSkeptics note that LNG fuel cells add complexity and emissions, so the true cost advantage remains to be seen.","[\"floating-data-centers\",\"ai\",\"energy\",\"hardware\"]","2026-06-10T14:42:30.000Z","2026-06-10T15:46:39.004Z","2026-06-10T15:46:46.725Z","published",null,[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.xyz.onl\u002Farticle-images\u002Fsamsung-heavy-targets-50mw-floating-ai-data-centers-with-supermicro.webp",[26,27,28,29],"floating-data-centers","ai","energy","hardware",[31],{"name":32,"url":33},"Tom's Hardware","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tomshardware.com\u002Ftech-industry\u002Fsamsung-heavy-industries-recruits-greek-shipowner-and-supermicro-to-bring-50mw-floating-ai-data-centers-to-market",0]