For more than two decades, Karpowership has transformed how the world thinks about power generation. As the owner, operator, and builder of the world’s largest Powership fleet, the company offers integrated end-to-end energy solutions. Its expertise in design, engineering, and deployment of floating power infrastructure has made it a trusted partner for governments and utilities worldwide.
Karpowership’s flagship innovation is the Powership: a fully integrated floating power plant that can be delivered and connected to the grid in less than 30 days. Designed and built in-house, each Powership comes equipped with generation units, highvoltage substations, fuel storage, and all necessary infrastructure. This plug-and-play capability enables host countries to secure reliable, utility-scale electricity without the years-long lead times of land-based plants. With a fleet of 50 Powerships exceeding 15,000 MW of installed capacity, Karpowership has provided baseload stability and supported renewable integration in more than 20 countries to date.
Game-changing LNGTS solutions
In 2019, Karpowership entered the floating LNG sector and introduced the LNG Terminal Ship (LNGTS), a game-changing asset in today’s energy landscape. Acting as terminals at sea, LNGTS units remove the need for costly, time-consuming port construction, eliminating investment and project timeline risks. They can store LNG, regasify it, supply natural gas to a Powership or land-based plant, and provide bunkering services, all at sea. This means faster delivery, lower cost, and greater flexibility for countries seeking immediate access to cleaner energy.
By combining Powerships with LNGTS, Karpowership offers an end-to-end, sea-based power solution covering everything from fuel logistics to generation without the need for any onshore infrastructure. Currently, Karpowership represents 1% of global installed Gas-to-Power capacity and aims to double that to 2% in the next 10 years.
Kinetics: driving the energy transition
Karpowership launched Kinetics, its energy transition initiative dedicated to advancing floating LNG solutions, renewable investments, and new technologies. As the innovation and technology arm of the group, Kinetics focuses on delivering sustainable, scalable solutions that address the changing dynamics of global energy demand. “Kinetics was created to accelerate the energy transition through innovative energy solutions,” says Mehmet Katmer, General Manager of Kinetics. “We’re building on Karpowership’s proven expertise in marine engineering, energy delivery, and renewable investments, but expanding into areas like battery storage and carbon capture integration, bringing together the technologies that will define the next generation of clean, flexible, and secure energy infrastructure.”
Investing in tomorrow’s technologies
Kinetics’ portfolio also extends this floating concept with Intelliship: Floating Data Centers (FDCs).
Intelliship is a next-generation, all-in-one platform that merges offshore data centers with onboard power generation. These self-contained vessels combine power generation and data centers to meet the high-density energy demands of AI computing, delivering scalable, mobile, and low-emission solutions without relying on fragile onshore infrastructure.
Kinetics has recently partnered with Japanese Mitsui O.S.K. Lines for design, construction, and deployment of floating data centers. The facility will be supplied with uninterrupted, dedicated power from a range of flexible sources, including Powerships or other power generation solutions, depending on project location and client requirements. FDCs will host between 20 and 100 MW of processing capacity, cooled by natural seawater or river water to reduce energy consumption and operational emissions.
Charting a course for the future
As the energy sector gathers at Gastech, Karpowership is ready to showcase how its technologies, both proven and emerging, are shaping the future of electricity generation, fuel logistics, and offshore infrastructure. Whether delivering megawatts to the grid, enabling cleaner fuels, or powering the next wave of digital connectivity, the mission remains the same: to provide reliable, flexible, and innovative solutions for a rapidly changing world.
This article originally published in the Gastech Show Daily 2025.
