South Korean authorities have signed a $35 billion agreement for construction of the “world’s largest AI data centre.” The agreement – signed by the Governor of Jeollanam-do Province, Kim Yung-Rok, at a ceremony in California – is a Memorandum of Understanding between the Korean province and its US partners pledging to build a new facility […]
South Korean authorities have signed a $35 billion agreement for construction of the “world’s largest AI data centre.”
The agreement – signed by the Governor of Jeollanam-do Province, Kim Yung-Rok, at a ceremony in California – is a Memorandum of Understanding between the Korean province and its US partners pledging to build a new facility with more than 3GW of capacity.
It will create more than 10,000 jobs in the Jeollanam-do Province with construction scheduled to begin in the winter of this year.
The agreement is between the local Municipality, the landowner, and Silicon Valley-based investment firm Fir Hills, which is part of Stock Farm Road (SFR).
SFR also announced a partnership with faculty and researchers at Stanford University. The research will focus on the connection between energy, technology, and regulatory innovation.
The investment firm has also established a partnership with South Korea’s Kentech University.
“The signing of this agreement is not just about the AI data centre Supercluster hub but about leadership,” said Amin Badr-El-Din, co-founder of SFR.
“The Governor, and all the stakeholders he has assembled, are focused on working with us to make the region one of the most welcoming in the world, which has enabled our joint commitment to be the most globally competitive,” he added.
The Governor stated: “This project is not just about economic growth; it’s about positioning Jeollanam-do as a global leader in innovation and creating a brighter future for our citizens.”
Moon launch
While the so-called world’s largest data centre is set to be constructed, what may be the first data centre on the moon is also on its way to space.
Florida-based “Lunar infrastructure firm” Lonestar Data Holdings is to set up a data centre on the moon, as carried by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
The rocket has officially lifted off from Kennedy Space Centre and is set to reach the lunar surface on the 4th of March after being taken from orbit by Intuitive Machine’s lunar lander, Athena.
The aim for Lonestar is to provide “global back up, global refresh, and global restore, by establishing the first physical data centre beyond Earth.”
It claims the data centre will offer Disaster Recovery and Resiliency as a Service (RaaS) data backup services. In other words, protect the data from natural and human threats.
It will take advantage of the limitless supply of solar energy, and will naturally cool the data centre’s sold-state drives.
Current customers of Lonestar include the State of Florida, the Isle of Man government, alongside four other governments and multiple humanitarian groups.
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