NetworkOcean runs AI workloads on floating solar-powered data center in San Francisco Bay

San Francisco startup NetworkOcean says it has run customer AI workloads from a floating data center in San Francisco Bay, powering a single Nvidia H100 GPU with a 20kW solar array. The company pivoted from underwater data centers to floating solar platforms and targets a 1MW array next year and up to 1GW by 2030.

• A single Nvidia H100 GPU was powered by a 20kW solar array in San Francisco Bay
• 12 floating panels were linked to a container on a ship housing the GPU server
• The company went from design to deployment in the water in 53 days
• Roadmap targets 1MW at sea in 2026 and up to 1GW by 2030