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As we reflect on the highlights of 2023, it's clear that a tidal wav of change swept through the data center industry, particularly in the realm of cooling solutions. From the emergence of liquid cooling as a prominent topic at industry conferences to the growing consensus around innovative direct-to-chip systems, last year marked a significant shift in thinking. Excited to see how these advancements continue to shape the future of data center technology!

From Skepticism to Standing Room Only: Liquid Cooling's Breakout Year A look back at 2023: The analysts were right. All eyes focused on liquid cooling to meet the greater server densities and higher compute performance of modern data centers.

Great article from : "Refreshingly, Accelsius’ offering – dubbed NeuCoolTM – has also been designed with serviceability in mind, providing enough space in the data center rack to hot-swap power supplies, pumps and core electronic control units when required."

Liquid cooling: From complexity to commodity Disrupting the data center dynamic with next-generation liquid cooling

Exciting news! Thrilled to launch our KickStart Program, an exclusive field trial of our innovative NeuCool™ platform, a two-phase, direct-to-chip liquid cooling solution for mission-critical applications.

Our early program participants are excited about best-in-class heat removal, using eco-friendly waterless coolant, provided alongside enterprise-grade services and all based on a NAM supply chain.... We can't wait to share the success stories!

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Using direct-to-chip liquid cooling instead of traditional air cooling can lower the PuE to about 1.08 and increase the amount of power available for pure compute by 70%. Read Accelsius' CSO, Praveen Asthana's, analysis to learn more! https://www.accelsius.com/blog/ai-vs-the-data-center

AI vs. the Data Center Adopting liquid cooling can help company executives and facility operators break through the current limits of data center economics to truly enable AI implementations at scale

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Accelsius continues to strive for the most energy-efficient and sustainable solutions for cooling data centers. This paper experimentally compares the thermal performance of R134a to a low-GWP alternative. The findings reveal that environmentally friendly alternatives do exist with abilities to cool high-performance CPUs and potentially next-generation GPUs.

High-Heat-Flux Rack Level Direct-to-Chip Two-Phase Cooling Using Sustainable Fluids Data centers continue to increase power density with two-phase, direct-to-chip liquid cooling displacing air cooling

"The next few years will usher in a new perspective on energy usage in data centres. The call for change will be urgent, driven by European regulatory bodies and market forces in the industry."
Read more from Josh Claman on how to avoid the "power cliff"....

Updating cooling system ‘simplest’ capacity cliff solution Josh Claman, CEO, Accelsius — a spin off of Nokia Bell Labs — talks with Data Centre Magazine on how tech leaders will focus on cooling to preserve growth

We can't stop the growth of AI, but we can limit the impact on energy consumption. Liquid cooling can significantly limit the growth forecasted by McKinsey in recent Insider article. https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-data-energy-centers-water-energy-land-2023-10

"By 2030, data centers are expected to reach 35 gigawatts of power consumption annually, up from 17 gigawatts last year, according to McKinsey. A recent Cowen research report estimated that AI data centers could require more than five times the power of traditional facilities."

Data centers are sprouting up as a result of the AI boom, minting fortunes, sucking up energy, and changing rural America Data center building complexes are changing the face of rural America, using tremendous energy, and delaying some utilities' shift away from fossil fuels.

Recent research finds that AI data centers could use more electricity than the Netherlands by 2027. These surges will lead to an urgency for technologies that reduce the impact of AI on consumption, with liquid cooling leading the pack in terms of greatest potential for reduced electricity.

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AI data centers could use more electricity than the Netherlands by 2027 Based on how many DGX chips Nvidia can produce

Great article on why "AI infrastructure needs more power and liquid cooling" from Lucas Beran at Dell'Oro. https://www.delloro.com/ai-is-ushering-in-a-new-era-for-data-center-physical-infrastructure/

We're excited to have our CTO, Dr. Richard Bonner, speaking at the Open Compute Summit next month. Please reach out if you'll be there and would like to meet with Accelsius' Dr. Bonner or our CEO, Josh Claman.

Continued evidence that companies will need to make meaningful changes to meet ESG goals. The days of satisfying the industry with RECs and 10-year-long commitments are over. We must take actions that significantly reduce carbon emissions today, like moving away from air to liquid cooling in the data center, which can save up to 40% of the electricity used in a data center.

Amazon is dropped by Science-Based Targets Initiative SBTi and Amazon could not agree on credible targets for the retailer

A pair of recent announcements from two of the world’s biggest companies sent the clearest signal so far that the age of chilled-air systems is coming to an end. Check out Accelsius' Chief Strategy Officer's perspective on Data Center Knowledge.

The Futility of Extending Chilled-Air Cooling Chilled-air systems have been a loyal companion for most data-center operators for years, but the inefficiencies of those systems are now becoming exposed.

We're excited to meet with industry partners at DataCloud USA 2023 next week, here in Austin, Texas. If you're in town and would like to learn more about our revolutionary liquid cooling solution, send us a message.

Datacloud USA 2023. Datacloud USA is the b.

We are honored to have been selected to join the OCP as a Startup member. We appreciate OCP's continued commitment to furthering innovation in the data center industry and recognizing liquid cooling & Accelsius' important role in this mission. https://ow.ly/aQEo50PGBoT

Open Compute Project Open Compute Project

Dino's Sustainable Bytes Part IV

We recognize that efficiency and sustainability are two crucial pillars of modern data centers. Enabling those in mission-critical operations is the challenge many operators face, though. In the conclusion of Dino's 4-part series, he explains how Accelsius' liquid cooling solutions can help on that journey. https://ow.ly/RUFz50PF1Bk

Sustainable Bytes - Part III

Continue on the Journey with Dino Foderaro to understand how embracing sustainability in data center cooling enables greener, more resilient and future-proofed infrastructure.

https://www.accelsius.com/blog/embracing-sustainability-in-data-center-cooling

Praveen Asthana, our Chief Strategy Officer, provided great insight on the bluntness of air cooling to address increasing chip densities.

"To understand just how blunt, consider that the primary heat generator in the data center is the CPU within each server. In a 10 thousand square foot data center containing 400 racks, there could be 16,000 CPUs needing cooling. Each CPU is 1,600 sq mm, so the total area of all the CPUs added up in the data center is 275 square feet. So, to cool this 275 square feet of heat-producing surface in the data center, you need to use an AC system cooling an area of 10,000 square feet."

Kicking the can down the road with air cooling Continuing to use outdated air cooling will inevitably lead to diminishing returns, exponentially greater cost, and a dead end

Accelsius took the morning to give back, volunteering at the Central Texas Food Bank. Together, we helped sort, package and distribute 6,500 pounds of food!

The time to rethink air cooled data centers has come.

Liquid is coming. The time to chart your transition journey is now Increasing heat generated by higher-wattage chips has the data center world stressing about the future

Sustainable Bytes - Part II

Continue on the Journey with Dino Foderaro to understand the power of efficiency as it relates to performance, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of data centers.

Dino's Insights on Liquid Cooling: Part 2 PUE offers immense benefits to operators seeking to optimize their operations

Power limitations are going to make liquid cooling a necessity for AI applications.

Wall Street Journal reports, "Existing data centers already running on near-peak loads will struggle to cope when businesses shift from testing AI apps to full-blown deployments, said Naveen Chhabra, principal analyst at IT research firm Forrester Research. 'It’s like saying you need an eight-lane road, not a two-lane road, to drive your AI apps,' Chhabra said."

AI-Ready Data Centers Are Poised for Fast Growth Buoyed by rising demand for AI tools, CoreWeave secures a $2.3 billion debt facility to build data centers that can handle more intensive computer applications

"While efficiency and sustainability are interconnected, it is important to recognize the distinct aspects of each concept. Efficiency primarily focuses on optimizing resource utilization, whereas sustainability encompasses broader environmental considerations. Data center operators face numerous challenges in balancing these considerations." Read more from our Sustainable Bytes series.

Dino's Insights on Liquid Cooling: Part 1 Exploring crucial concepts of data center cooling efficiency and sustainability

Uptime Institute's Global Data Center Survey was just released and is full of interesting findings. One concerning trend is the stalling and recent reversal of PUE improvements. Significant changes are needed and liquid cooling is one of the best answers, with the ability to achieve PUE of 1.08!

Andy Power, CEO of Digital Realty, shares his take on generative AI: "As for the data centers themselves, “plain and simple, it's gonna be a hotter environment, you're just going to put a lot more power-dense servers in and you're gonna need to innovate your existing footprints, and your design for new footprints." Read on https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/generative-ai-the-future-of-data-centers-part-vii-the-data-centers/

Generative AI & the future of data centers: Part VII - The Data Centers Digital Realty's CEO and more on what generative AI means for the data center industry

A packed room and great engagement at yesterday's SHTC 2023 Panel on Data Center Cooling Challenges, where Accelsius CTO, Dr. Richard Bonner presented on the benefits of, and breakthroughs in, two-phase direct-to-chip.

44% of data center operators report outages due to an inability to source necessary parts, according to AFCOM's State of the Data Center Survey. Read more about this continuing struggle for the industry. https://ow.ly/vLXI50P5hwJ

This issue is why Accelsius is focused on building a top-tier, NAM-based supply chain that exceeds client demands.

Supply chain issues increasing data center outages Shortages due to supply chain issues are ongoing

Check out Accelsius' observations from last month's Data Center Dynamics > Silicon Valley.

DCD>Connect: Innovation and Scarcity Point to a Future of Liquid Cooling 2023 DCD>Connect in Silicon Valley presented solutions for challenges facing the data center industry.

Join Accelsius 'CTO, Dr. Richard Bonner, as he discusses the "Fundamentals on Thermal Management of Electronics" at the upcoming ASME SHTC 2023 conference! The panel will focus on critical topics such as high heat flux and efficient and environmentally friendly cooling approaches for components that span from computer chips to entire data centers. https://event.asme.org/SHTC

SHTC 2023 Join researchers and experts focusing on heat and mass transfer at the 2023 Summer Heat Transfer Conference (SHTC).