- Shell is launching a new cooling liquid to meet requests from the AI data center
- The DLC S3 fluid cools high performance components such as processors and GPUs
- The propylene glycol mixture is formulated for the safety and efficiency of the cooling
Liquid direct cooling is gaining ground in data centers while traditional air -based systems are struggling to manage the requirements of modern IT.
Shell, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, has launched a new direct direct cooling liquid to respond to AI and high -performance thermal requests.
Shell DLC Fluid S3 is a solution based on propylene glycol designed to cool high density server equipment by directly targeting heat generating components such as CPUs and GPUs. It meets the latest PG25 standards of the open calculation project, which makes it compatible with a wide range of server architectures.
Fuel the future of digital infrastructure
Data centers currently represent approximately 2 to 3% of global energy consumption, but Shell claims that its new liquid can improve the efficiency of electricity consumption (PUE) up to 27% compared to air cooling, which could reduce the need for air -intensity air conditioning.
The company also highlights the prolonged lifespan of fluid, protection against corrosion in a variety of metals and the fluorescent dye for easier leak detection.
“With Shell DLC Fluid S3, Shell now offers direct and complete immersion cooling solutions, and we do not only keep the Cale of data in the AI era – we food the future of digital infrastructure,” said Aysun Akik, vice -president of commercial development and global key accounts, shell lubricants.
“Our growing range of advanced liquid cooling solutions is designed to meet the various needs of modern data centers both today, and tomorrow – and are supported by the global footprint of Shell, the supply chain and the five poles of technological development worldwide.”
We previously covered how Castrol, a major name in motor lubricants, also entered this space and develops dielectric fluids for immersion cooling systems.
