NetworkOcean says it ran one Nvidia H100 GPU on a 20kW floating solar array in San Francisco Bay
San Francisco startup NetworkOcean says it operated a single Nvidia H100 GPU powered by a 20kW solar array in a San Francisco Bay trial, running customer AI workloads. The customer has not been disclosed, and the claim of being first comes from the company. Its website outlines a possible 1MW array at sea next year and a target of up to 1GW of power for compute by 2030.
Why it matters
The trial is a single-GPU, company-reported proof of concept, but it shows developers are testing off-land, off-grid power as an alternative to multi-year grid connection timelines.
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