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Sweden-Korea floating offshore wind cooperation in Ulsan connecting MunmuBaram, energy infrastructure and AI data centers
Field Note

From Floating Wind to AI Data Centers: Sweden and Korea Build a New Energy Supply Chain in Ulsan

Sweden and Korea are deepening cooperation around Ulsan’s floating offshore wind industry, connecting wind power with Korea’s shipbuilding, cable, port and engineering capabilities. At the Sweden–Korea Supply Chain Day, the discussion extended beyond turbines to transmission, hydrogen, AI data centers and industrial electrification — showing how offshore wind is becoming part of a much larger energy infrastructure ecosystem.

Sep 23, 2026 · 8 min read
Busan Port harbor view during BIPC 2026 with ships, bridge and waterfront terminals
News

From Diesel to DC: BIPC 2026 Puts Electric Shipping Into Real-World Operation

At BIPC 2026 in Busan, discussions on port decarbonization, AI and future shipping moved beyond the conference room with a tour aboard an electric-powered vessel. Busan Port’s all-electric e-Green shows how batteries, DC power distribution, shore charging and intelligent energy management are already changing marine engineering, while Korea and the global shipping industry continue to expand both full-electric and hybrid propulsion.

Sep 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Futuristic autonomous deep-sea mining system with an AI-controlled surface vessel, underwater robots, mineral collectors and critical mineral deposits on the ocean floor
Analysis

The Next Resource War Will Be Underwater: AI, Autonomous Ships and the Race for Seabed Minerals

Critical minerals for EVs, power grids, AI infrastructure and defense are becoming strategic resources. The next mining frontier may be thousands of meters below the ocean, where AI-guided ships, autonomous underwater vehicles, robotic collectors and unmanned monitoring systems could create an entirely new offshore industry — and a new geopolitical race for resources.

Aug 29, 2026 · 15 min read
China Builds More Ships, Korea Still Powers Much of the Fleet: Low-Speed Engines Meet the Battery-Hybrid Era
Analysis

China Builds More Ships, Korea Still Powers Much of the Fleet: Low-Speed Engines Meet the Battery-Hybrid Era

China now dominates global shipbuilding volume, but South Korea remains extraordinarily powerful in the large low-speed two-stroke engines that propel the world's container ships, LNG carriers and tankers. Japan retains a smaller but technologically important engine industry, including independent engine IP and next-generation ammonia and hydrogen development. At the same time, battery-electric and hybrid propulsion is expanding rapidly. LFP batteries are gaining ground in marine applications because of safety, cycle life and cost, but NMC and LTO remain important where weight, volume or high-power charging matters. For large ocean-going ships, the future is therefore unlikely to be “battery versus engine.” It is more likely to be engine plus battery plus power electronics, increasingly managed as one integrated marine power system.

Aug 23, 2026 · 13 min read
Floating offshore and orbital data centers supporting autonomous subsea robots, deep-sea resource exploration, lunar robotics and future space resource infrastructure.
Field Note

Why Put Data Centers at Sea—or in Space?

Floating and orbital data centers are often promoted as solutions to land, power and cooling constraints. DATAAD argues that their strongest long-term use case may be different: providing local compute for autonomous machines exploring and developing the ocean floor and eventually space itself.

Aug 15, 2026 · 15 min read
Autonomous ammonia-powered vessel working with subsea robots near offshore wind turbines and deep-ocean infrastructure.
Insight

The Ocean Is Becoming Autonomous: Ships, Robots and the Next Marine Energy Frontier

Shipping is entering a new era of autonomous operation and alternative fuels, while subsea robots may eventually extend automation from the ship to the seabed. Offshore wind remains important, but high capital costs, difficult maintenance and offshore logistics suggest that the future marine-energy economy will be far broader than wind turbines alone.

Aug 15, 2026 · 7 min read