Insights on Immersion Cooling in Data Centers Market

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Insights on Immersion Cooling in Data Centers
Market 2022 to 2030
By Sukanya Mukherjee Immersion cooling is a
pivotal part of thermal management for AI
chips in data centers. According to Inkwood
Research, the global immersion cooling in
data centers market is projected to grow with
a CAGR of 16.04 between 2022 and 2030. The
market is expected to surge owing to the adoption
of machine learning, edge computing, artificial
intelligence, and several other factors.
Immersion cooling, an IT cooling practice,
submerges electronics and other IT components,
including storage devices and complete servers,
into a dielectric, thermally conductive coolant.
The heat exchangers are cooled by circulating
liquid into hot components, removing heat from
the system. Moreover, suitable immersion cooling
fluids have excellent insulating properties
to ensure safe contact with energized
electronic components. The immersion cooling
industry is rapidly surging owing to
the increasing global opportunities provided
by the governments in the form of tax
benefits. In addition, the adoption of
greener and energy-efficient cooling
alternatives in the data centers is also
propelling market growth. Furthermore, hyperscale
data centers under major corporations use
high-scale immersion cooling systems to
decrease costs and increase performance. The
United States is the leading contributor to
the immersion cooling market, with the most
number of hyperscale data centers in the country.
According to data, out of the 2,640 data centers
in the United States, about 541 were
hyperscale data centers in 2020. Some of
the leading players contributing to the market
growth include Stulz GmbH, Sumber, Fujitsu
Limited, and DCX liquid Company. These players
operate in various industry verticals,
having worldwide footing across different market
sectors.
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Market by Industry Verticals Top
Trends Immersion cooling is widely adopted
in various industries globally due to its
energy efficiency in every market scale, with
most shares owned by the IT Telecom
segment. However, data centers in automotive,
retail, manufacturing, and government
public sectors also project potential to grow
during the forecast years. For instance, data
centers are at the core of the automotive
industry as energy efficiency in performances,
and an AI-driven computing infrastructure
has become essential for most autonomous
vehicles. Moreover, the industry is trending
towards a more traditional and incremental
change resulting in innovations of immersion
cooling systems for market use. For instance,
TMGcore has recently launched a 100
OIU capacity two-phase liquid immersion
cooling data center added with 600kW fully
integrated turnkey, deployable in every
environment. These new technologies will
facilitate market growth in the automotive
sector. On the other hand, immersion cooling
systems are employed in data centers where
retailing data is stored. Upstacks, a
fast-growing business-design platform, has
recently announced a strategic partnership with
Wyoming Hyperscale White Box LLC to have
early access and secure space in their cluster
to create the most sustainable high-density data
center. Such collaborations will promote the
markets growth. Furthermore, coolants are
adopted by the data centers in the government
sector comprising the state, federal, and
municipal governments. Immersion cooling systems
are used in these data centers to store
government data and public information on their
servers. In addition, this category also
includes other autonomous entities, such as
the Financial Services Authority and the
Central Bank. To illustrate, in collaboration
with ZR Power Holdings, the Maharashtra
government invested over 17 billion to develop a
large data center in Navi Mumbai, India. This
step will further the immersion cooling market in
the country.
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• Immersion Cooling in Data Centers Market - Key
  Growth Opportunities
• The requirement for power density has
  significantly increased in the past two
  decades. According to a research report published
  in 2014 by Colocation America, the power density
  of a single rack cabinet in data centers, which
  was approximately 6kW in 2008, had reached 12kW
  in 2016. By 2020, the power density reached
  around 20kW. Therefore, it is evident that the
  rapid growth of power density in data
  centers has become important for enterprises
  to find new and more effective ways to address
  the cooling, power, and space challenges that
  follow them.
• In addition, liquid immersion cooling is a
  ground-breaking and cutting-edge technology that
  bridges the gap between traditional and
  future data centers. Furthermore, power
  consumption is reduced by approximately 40 with
  immersion cooling compared to other cooling
  systems. As a result, the rapid growth of power
  density and adoption of energy- efficient
  alternatives for cooling the data centers drive
  the demand for immersion cooling systems
  globally.
• Also, accelerator processors are making
  their way into the enterprise data
  center. Technologies that operate at zero latency
  handle information at astronomical rates with the
  assistance of accelerated systems, meeting the
  needs of all latency-sensitive services. These
  hardware accelerators have greater cooling
  requirements, requiring up to 200W for cooling.
  When combined with a high-performance server, the
  cooling need of an individual system can be
  nearly 1kW. Hence, high-performance in minimal
  space utilization can be achieved through
  immersive cooling, which further creates
  opportunities for market growth worldwide.
• Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)
• Is immersion cooling effective?
• Ans. Yes, immersion cooling is an extremely safe
  and effective way to remove heat from IT
  equipment.
• Why is cooling essential for data centers?
• Ans. The data center must maintain optimal server
  hardware and room temperature for maintaining
  optimal performance of the computing
  infrastructure. The cooling system is essential
  to draw heat from data center equipment and its
  surrounding environment.

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