Start-up constrói centros de dados flutuantes movidos a ondas

Uma empresa americana desenvolveu plataformas oceânicas autônomas para lidar com as demandas de computação de IA com eletricidade gerada por ondas. A Panthalassa anunciou um financiamento de US$ 140 milhões na semana passada para o projeto.

A empresa sediada no Oregon está construindo estruturas de 85 metros de altura com formato semelhante a bolas de golfe em suportes. Essas plataformas se autopropulsionam para águas internacionais, onde as ondas acionam turbinas para alimentar unidades de processamento gráfico e links de satélite, sem necessidade de conexões com a rede elétrica ou emissões.

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