The dream of an offshore, zero-emission data center has become a reality in Norway. While high-profile experiments like Microsoft’s Project Natick concluded in 2024 to focus on land-based liquid cooling, Norwegian pioneers like Havkraft and Marina Solutions have stepped into the void. Their 2026 mission is to deploy "Powerpiers" and floating modular pods that solve the AI energy crisis by going exactly where the power and the cold are: the open ocean. By 2026, Norway’s data center market is valu