Hanwha Ocean has received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS for the concept design of a 60 MW floating data center. The project combines Hanwha Ocean’s shipbuilding and offshore engineering expertise with infrastructure designed to address some of the land, power and cooling constraints associated with conventional data centers. The approval remains at the concept stage, with no construction order, deployment location or project timeline disclosed. Offshore engineering meets data center demand Interest in floating data centers is growing as developers explore alternative locations for power-intensive digital infrastructure. “Interest in floating data centers is growing, and the industry is looking for practical ways to take new infrastructure from concept to reality,” said Patrick Ryan, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at ABS. Ryan highlighted Hanwha Ocean’s experience in developing complex offshore structures as relevant to the emerging sector. Hanwha Ocean said it plans to combine its shipbuilding and offshore engineering capabilities with Hanwha Group’s expertise in energy and data. (L to R): ShangHyeon Kim, Hanwha Ocean Principal Electrical Engineer, Offshore Product Development Team; Jingul Kim, Hanwha Ocean Principal Electrical Engineer, Offshore Product Development Team; Hobyung Jung, Hanwha Ocean Leader of Offshore Product Development Team, GM; Dong Kwon (Duke) Lee, Hanwha Ocean Senior Vice President, Head of Basic Performance R&D Center; Young-chang (James) Shon, Hanwha Ocean Chief Technology Officer, Product & Technology Strategy; Joshua Divin, ABS Senior Vice President, Marine Business Development; Frank Genco, ABS Vice President, Strategic Accounts; Joe Woods, ABS Consulting Senior Vice President, Business Development; Matthew Mueller, ABS Vice President, North Pacific Business Development; and SeMin Kim, ABS Director, Strategic Accounts. ABS evaluates larger floating data center concepts The 60 MW Hanwha Ocean design forms p