As artificial intelligence and cloud computing drive unprecedented data center growth, land scarcity and strained power grids are pushing the tech industry toward innovative marine solutions. This session explores the convergence of AI,offshore renewable energy, and advanced marine engineering to create sustainable, high-efficiency floating data centres.
🌊 The AI Boom Meets Marine Engineering: Floating Data Centres & Offshore Infrastructure
Land scarcity and power grid constraints are transforming the future of digital infrastructure. How can offshore engineering and seawater cooling solve the sustainability challenge of AI?
Join the Society of Floating Solutions (Singapore) for our upcoming webinar as we explore how floating data centres are bridging the gap between clean energy, marine architecture, and next-generation computing.
💡 Key Takeaways:
- The drivers behind ocean-based AI infrastructure and maritime energy integration.
- Thermodynamic advantages of seawater cooling and reduced carbon footprints.
- Case studies and future outlooks for floating and subsea data centres in land-scarce regions.
🗓 Date: 2nd December, 4-5.30pm SGT
🔗 Secure Your Spot: Register on Eventbrite
Welcome Remarks: Dr Stefan Huebner
Q/A Moderator: Charles Lim
Sreekala Kumar has more than 25 years of experience in marine and offshore structural design, technology development, and innovation commercialization. Since joining Seatrium in 2013, she has played a pivotal role in driving strategic technology initiatives across the offshore, marine, energy, and sustainable infrastructure sectors. With a strong passion for bridging the gap between research and industry application, Sreekala has worked closely with Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), research agencies, technology developers, and industry partners to translate emerging technologies into commercially viable solutions. She holds five patents and co-authored the paper “Semi-clathrate hydrate slurry as a cold energy storage and transport medium: Rheological study, energy analysis and enhancement by amino acid”, published in ScienceDirect in February 2023. A significant portion of Sreekala’s recent work has been dedicated to supporting the global energy transition through the evaluation and development of emerging clean energy technologies including Hydrogen Economy, Ammonia-to-Power, Offshore Renewable Energy in particular offshore wind. She has worked on off grid and energy efficient data centers as well as floating data centers since 2017.
Seshadri Gopalakrishnan is a sustainability and decarbonization leader with two decades of experience in the maritime & offshore industry, and over the last decade has been driving innovation, energy transition, and strategic transformation in the sector. His expertise spans alternative fuels & energy technologies, electrification, battery energy storage systems, climate and ESG risk, sustainability strategy, and stakeholder engagement.Seshadri has led pioneering initiatives in harbor craft electrification, directing a consortium of diverse ecosystem stakeholders to secure funding to advance maritime electrification. He also contributes to national and international standards development, serving as Singapore’s expert in IEC battery standards working groups.Seshadri graduated with an MSc from NTU Singapore, Post Graduate Certification in Data Analytics from McComb’s School of Business, UT Austin, and certifications in Energy Risk and Sustainability & Climate Risk. A recognized thought leader, speaker, and industry collaborator, Seshadri works across government, academia, technology providers, and industry stakeholders to translate ambitious sustainability goals into practical, scalable solutions. His strategic leadership combines deep technical expertise, systems thinking, and a strong understanding of climate, energy transition, and enterprise risk, helping organizations navigate the complex path toward net-zero emissions and sustainable growth.