{"id":76277,"date":"2026-04-19T13:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T13:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/using-the-ocean-to-power-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T13:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T13:47:31","slug":"using-the-ocean-to-power-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/using-the-ocean-to-power-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the ocean to power data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>There are two global problems you probably don&#8217;t like to think about. First, burning gas and coal is still <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/climate-scientist-theres-no-place-thats-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">heating up the planet<\/a><\/span>. Second, the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nationwide-boom-in-ai-data-centers-stirs-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">thousands of AI data centers popping up all over the country<\/a><\/span> consume enormous amounts of power, which produces even more carbon pollution \u2013 and drives up our electric bills. And as Garth Sheldon-Coulson says, this is not going to stop. &#8220;We&#8217;re still at the beginning of this demand,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sheldon-Coulson, the CEO and co-founder of Panthalassa, in Vancouver, Wash., hopes to address both problems at once with wave energy. &#8220;The ocean is really unlimited in terms of how much energy is available,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It will really be the cheapest energy on the planet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He likened Panthalassa&#8217;s test model, the Ocean-2, to a floating hydroelectric dam. &#8220;As it goes up and down with the waves, it causes water that&#8217;s in that tube to be forced up into the top. Once it&#8217;s in the ball, the water is forced through a turbine. The turbine spins, and that&#8217;s what makes the electricity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/18\/a6103b45-2e56-4d8b-a792-533d9d4bb670\/thumbnail\/620x349\/308305efbb5ffdf0877b40ccbb2a4598\/wave-energy-panthalassa-ocean-2-1920.jpg#\" alt=\"wave-energy-panthalassa-ocean-2-1920.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/18\/a6103b45-2e56-4d8b-a792-533d9d4bb670\/thumbnail\/620x349\/308305efbb5ffdf0877b40ccbb2a4598\/wave-energy-panthalassa-ocean-2-1920.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/18\/a6103b45-2e56-4d8b-a792-533d9d4bb670\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/d3246cc78dadb62a598b5f73a2eb5433\/wave-energy-panthalassa-ocean-2-1920.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A test of the Panthalassa Ocean-2 wave energy converter, which would generate electricity to power sea-based data centers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Panthalassa<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Using a model of Panthalassa&#8217;s latest design, the Ocean-3, Sheldon-Coulson explained the most surprising part: there&#8217;s no anchor \u2013 and no cables. It&#8217;s a self-propelled system that is not tethered to the ocean floor. &#8220;It&#8217;s like a little Roomba, except it&#8217;s enormous,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-left embed--size-small\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/18\/06da17c1-82e0-4f9b-a9e7-7303bf368dc8\/thumbnail\/620x465\/de9406d28f54ae50f152307daf610c97\/garth-sheldon-coulson-ceo-and-co-founder-of-panthalassa-with-model-of-ocean-3.jpg#\" alt=\"garth-sheldon-coulson-ceo-and-co-founder-of-panthalassa-with-model-of-ocean-3.jpg \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/18\/06da17c1-82e0-4f9b-a9e7-7303bf368dc8\/thumbnail\/620x465\/de9406d28f54ae50f152307daf610c97\/garth-sheldon-coulson-ceo-and-co-founder-of-panthalassa-with-model-of-ocean-3.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/18\/06da17c1-82e0-4f9b-a9e7-7303bf368dc8\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/74349a22db95a09dfe95c98dc9a40ded\/garth-sheldon-coulson-ceo-and-co-founder-of-panthalassa-with-model-of-ocean-3.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Garth Sheldon-Coulson, CEO and co-founder of Panthalassa, with a model of the Ocean-3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s no cable to bring power back to shore, either. In essence, these are floating data centers. They generate power from the waves; process AI computing tasks on the spot; and send us the answers by satellite.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you deploy many of our systems, they work together basically as a data center,&#8221; Sheldon-Coulson said. &#8220;So, we think of it as a really good alternative to data centers on land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Panthalassa has all of the private funding it needs, because it offers AI companies a quicker, cleaner way to get power than building data centers on land. Construction of the Ocean-3s is well under way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sheldon-Coulson expects them to be operating off-shore by around August of this year. Their advantages? &#8220;Clean, no fuel, no land use, no getting in the way of other activities on land, and very fast to scale,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the company hopes to deploy thousands of them, far out at sea. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is really exciting that we&#8217;re working on something that is coming along right at the right time, in a way that&#8217;s much cleaner, much more sustainable, and quite scalable, so that we can really meet that demand as it comes,&#8221; Sheldon-Coulson said. <\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>For more info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/><em>Story produced by Annie Iezzi. 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