Ship Engines Power AI Data Centers
As artificial intelligence (AI) data centers look to ‘on-site’ power generation, receiving power directly within their premises to overcome power grid limitations, marine engines from the shipbuilding industry are emerging as a new power supply source. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, which has continuo
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are increasingly turning to marine engines from the shipbuilding industry as a new power supply source. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, a company with a record of securing large-scale contracts, is considering expanding its production capacity to meet the growing demand for power generation engines.
The company has already secured contracts worth 1.5831 trillion won ($1.14 billion) for U.S. data centers, with a total of 1,684 MW. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is reviewing its production facilities to accommodate the increasing demand. In April, the company signed a contract with US energy developer AEG for power generation facilities based on the 20 MW class 'HiMSEN engine,' with a total contract scale of 684 MW.
Additionally, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a contract with US energy infrastructure development company Coban Energy Group for power generation facilities based on the 9.6 MW class HiMSEN engine, with a total contract scale of 1,000 MW, amounting to 956 billion won. The industry is observing that expanding engine production capacity is essential to respond to the pouring demand.
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