Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean

Panthalassa aims to test floating AI computing nodes in the Pacific in 2026.

Ars Technica
Half-football-field-sized drag anchors might restore Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. It's a massive logistical effort. Should we bet on untested geoengineering or proven climate strategies? #OceanEnergy #ClimateTech
#TidalEnergy - #WaveEnergy - #OceanEnergy are in their infancy, but have the potential to match or exceed #Wind & #Solar. #GeoThermal is an #ECOKiller in most cases and should be left as a last resort. @adritheonly @Energy4Europe
This is not conventional #Hydropower in terms of #generatingscheme. It is more akin to #WaveEnergy - #OceanEnergy, but semantics aside it is still an #EcoKiller. Why do people continue to pursue such folly when there is sufficient #WindEnergy & #SolarEnergy is unfathomable other than in the pursuit of #greed. Rivers and Lakes dry up (or experience low volumes). This scheme will fail like all other #Hydro is these days. #HydroGrifters. #GriftersGonnaGrift. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/hydropower-great-lakes-clean-energy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy

Home to one of the world’s largest deposits of freshwater, the Great Lakes region will soon host next-generation generators – just as prices are being hiked across the US

The Guardian

Die Kraft der Ozeane nutzen: Neue Technologien zur Wellenenergie-Gewinnung werden immer robuster und effizienter. Von oszillierenden Wassersäulen bis hin zu Punktabsorbern – die mechanische Energie der Meeresbewegungen lässt sich heute präziser denn je in elektrischen Strom umwandeln.

Erfahre mehr in meinem neuen Beitrag auf @BASICthinking
https://www.basicthinking.de/blog/2026/03/25/energie-aus-wellen/

#Wellenenergie #OceanEnergy #Renewables #GreenTech #Innovation #Energiewende #Sustainability #BlueEconomy

Dieses rotierende Gerät gewinnt Energie aus Wellen

Forscher haben ein rotierendes Gerät entwickelt, das Energie aus Wellen gewinnen kann. Das System richtet sich je nach Wellengang aus.

BASIC thinking
Wave energy converters can produce up to 10 times more power than traditional wind turbines. Small-scale systems like tidal turbines are empowering remote communities. What role can ocean energy play in decentralizing our energy supply? #OceanEnergy #WaveEnergy

Don't often post work on here, but we've just published our 2025 UK Ocean Energy Review report, summarising progress in the sector over the past year.

If you're interested, you can get the report at https://www.policyandinnovationedinburgh.org/2025-uk-ocean-energy-review.html

#OceanEnergy #TidalEnergy #WaveEnergy #Renewables

2025 UK Ocean Energy Review

K. Grattan, S. Olsson, D. R. Noble, and H. Jeffrey, Policy and Innovation Group, The University of Edinburgh. Feb., 2026.    The Policy and Innovation Group at the University of Edinburgh,...

POLICY AND INNOVATION GROUP

Statt klassischer Pumpspeicher im Gebirge könnten künftig hohle Betonkugeln am Meeresgrund als gigantische Batterien für unsere Energiewende dienen.

Erfahre mehr in meinem neuen Beitrag auf @BASICthinking:
https://www.basicthinking.de/blog/2026/02/09/pumpturbine-am-meeresgrund/

#Energiewende #Renewables #DeepTech #OceanEnergy #Sustainability #Innovation #Storage

Pumpturbine speichert Energie in Betonkugeln auf dem Meeresgrund

Erneuerbaren Energien gehört die Zukunft. Die Speicherung birgt zwar Herausforderungen, doch eine neue Pumpturbine verspricht Abhilfe.

BASIC thinking

Some boats sail by wind.
Some by the sun.
This one?
Powered by imagination first.

#AI #YachtDesign #ClimateTech #Futurism #OceanEnergy

Startups are now apparently storing electricity in the ocean, because if there's one thing we need more of, it's underwater power outlets 🌊🔌. Meanwhile, TechCrunch continues its noble mission of making sure no buzzword is left behind 📈😅.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/one-startups-quest-to-store-electricity-in-the-ocean/ #startups #oceanenergy #underwaterpower #technews #innovation #buzzwords #HackerNews #ngated
Exclusive: One startup’s quest to store electricity in the ocean | TechCrunch

Sizable Energy has a plan to store excess renewable energy in flexible reservoirs out at sea. The startup has raised $8 million to test prototypes.

TechCrunch