This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board
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November 13, 2026 · 12:07
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Drogue is harvesting heat from the ocean to power data centers on floating vessels. The first prototype should be bobbing around the ocean, crunching bits, in less than two years.
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