Engineer & fabricate
Finalize the vessel, frame, cooling, power, and instrumentation designs. Manufacture the hull and recoverable support structure.
THE FIRST BUILD / KD–00SFRESHWATER COMPUTE DEMONSTRATOR
POWERING WHAT
LIVES BELOW.
Help us build, submerge, and test a real freshwater computing prototype.
Small enough to start. Built to learn.
01 /THE IDEA
Start small.
Run real workloads.
Measure everything.
Before a full-scale ocean data center, we need to prove the fundamentals.
KD-00S is our proposed 4 × 8 ft freshwater subsea computing demonstrator. The plan: put 2–4 enterprise servers in a sealed, dry pressure vessel, connect them to shore power and fiber, and monitor how the system performs underwater.
We’ll build it. Test it. Submerge it. Run it. Then recover the whole system and document what we learn.
RESEARCH PROTOTYPE · ALL SPECIFICATIONS ARE DEVELOPMENT TARGETS
02 /HOW IT WORKS
The servers stay dry.
The heat moves out.
A closed cooling loop carries heat from inside the pressure vessel to an external freshwater heat exchanger. Lake water never contacts the computers.
- 01ServersGenerate heat→
- 02Internal coilCaptures heat→
- 03Closed glycol loopCarries heat→
- 04Heat exchangerTransfers heat→
- 05Lake waterReceives heat→
CONCEPTUAL THERMAL ARCHITECTURE / PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS TO BE TESTED
03 /THE PLAN AFTER FUNDING
Build. Test. Submerge. Learn.
A staged research program, with engineering review and testing before deployment.
Integrate & test
Install the servers and telemetry. Run controlled dry tests, followed by pressure and leak testing.
Deploy & operate
Target a controlled 3–5 m freshwater test. Run real workloads while recording temperatures, humidity, coolant flow, pressure, and leaks.
Recover & report
Retrieve and inspect the system. Share the operating data, failures, repairs, corrosion, fouling, and lessons learned.
Open development. We intend to share engineering progress, test results, setbacks, and repairs. Learning what fails is part of building what comes next.
04 /WHERE THE MONEY GOES
A clear goal.
A practical first build.
The proposed $75,000 budget covers engineering, hardware, fabrication, testing, and deployment—not a production-ready data center.
Donated equipment or services could free more funds for engineering, instrumentation, testing, and extended underwater operation.
PLANNED ALLOCATION / SUBJECT TO ENGINEERING CHANGES| Use of funds | Target |
|---|---|
| Pressure vessel engineering & fabrication | $20,000 |
| Structural frame & ballast | $7,000 |
| Servers & compute hardware | $8,000 |
| Cooling & heat exchanger | $7,000 |
| Power, fiber & penetrations | $6,000 |
| Sensors, telemetry & controls | $5,000 |
| Testing & deployment | $5,000 |
| Site work, permitting & logistics | $4,000 |
| Campaign fees, rewards & contingency | $13,000 |
| TOTAL CAMPAIGN GOAL | $75,000 |
05 /BE PART OF THE FIRST BUILD
Back the experiment.
PRE-LAUNCH / FUNDING LINK COMING SOON
The campaign is being prepared. Explore the planned backer levels below; pledges and payments are not available yet. Backing the project supports experimental research, not the purchase of a finished subsea system.
Planned backer levels FROM $10 TO $1,000
Support the Mission
Your name in the KD-00S digital mission log.
Founding Crew
Digital engineering artwork, Kraken wallpapers, and project updates.
Dive Team
Founding Crew rewards plus a Kraken Operations / KD-00S sticker pack.
Blueprint Edition
A numbered KD-00S technical blueprint print plus prior rewards.
Founding Backer
Recognition on the KD-00S mission page and deployment record.
Mission Control
A private final-testing / deployment livestream invitation and recognition on the project plate.
Project Supporter
Major supporter recognition on our website and a virtual post-deployment engineering briefing.
Planned rewards are subject to the final campaign terms, availability, and fulfillment arrangements. No delivery dates are promised on this page.
Bring expertise. Bring hardware.
We’re also seeking technology partners for servers, networking, cooling, power, instrumentation, pressure-vessel fabrication, and testing.
Partner inquiry details
Coming soon
06 /BEFORE YOU BACK
An experiment.
An honest process.
Is this system already built?
The image is a concept rendering of the system we want to build. KD-00S is a research prototype program, not a finished commercial product. Final construction and specifications will depend on engineering review and testing.
What are the main risks?
Engineering changes, fabrication delays, cooling redesign, leaks, component failures, permitting delays, biofouling, and schedule changes are possible. Deployment is planned only after appropriate engineering review and testing.
When will deployment happen?
No deployment date is committed yet. The proposed sequence is engineering, fabrication, systems integration, dry testing, pressure and leak testing, then a controlled freshwater deployment.
Why freshwater first?
A small, controlled freshwater test lets us investigate pressure integrity, cooling, condensation, networking, monitoring, and system recovery before pursuing larger ocean infrastructure.
How can companies participate?
Potential contributions include donated or loaned hardware, engineering samples, discounted equipment, technical guidance, fabrication, and testing services. Partner names and logos would be used with approval; participation does not imply certification or endorsement of the experimental system.