North Sea Turbines to Host AI Data Centers Using Sea Cooling
Aikido Technologies wants to place liquid-cooled AI data centers inside the ballast-filled legs of floating offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, using seawater cooling to shed heat and batteries to balance power. The prototype aims for about 100 kW initially, with later versions per leg of 3–4 MW (roughly 9–12 MW per turbine) and hybrid links to land grids. The plan, targeting a 2026 Norwegian test, builds on land experiments in Germany and faces challenges like salt exposure, motion, and connectivity.
