HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering is joining forces with Schneider Electric, a French energy management company, to develop technology for a floating data center (FDC), a data center installed at sea.

On the 8th, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company for HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding segment, announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Schneider Electric the previous day for the joint development of FDC infrastructure technology. HD KSOE is expected to be responsible for the FDC hardware, while Schneider Electric will handle the FDC software. Through this partnership, HD KSOE can leverage its shipbuilding experience to design and construct floating structures. Schneider Electric is a company with technology for managing the power, cooling, and energy of data centers.

FDCs, which use seawater for cooling, are attracting attention as an alternative to address the challenge of securing sites for onshore data center construction. However, because they float at sea, they must operate under conditions such as vibration, inclination, saline air, and humidity changes. The key is technology capable of effectively managing these conditions, which can affect server lifespans.

The two companies plan to develop FDC infrastructure solutions suitable for the marine environment. Kim Hyeong-kwan, CEO of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, said, “Through this collaboration, we will develop core technologies to stably implement large-scale, high-density computing infrastructure at sea.”

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