YC's NetworkOcean Runs an Nvidia H100 on a 20kW Solar Barge in San Francisco Bay

Y Combinator–backed NetworkOcean says it is running a single Nvidia H100 GPU on a 20kW floating solar array in San Francisco Bay, with 12 panels linked to a container on a ship. Founders Sam Mendel and Eric Kim pivoted from underwater data centers after Bay Area permitting stalled, and are now targeting a 1MW array at sea in 2027 and 1GW of AI compute by 2030. Deployment took 53 days from design to water, per Mendel.