FEATURE DATA CENTRE MANAGEMENT


TAKING THE HEAT OUT OF DATA CENTRES


New technology launched by MIVOLT facilitates more efficient data centres to support remote working and demand for cloud storage


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n response to rising data centre usage and power demand, Mivolt has


launched two specialist fluids to improve cooling efficiency, allowing for more efficient data centres. Adjusting lifestyle choices, to include


5G, autonomous vehicles and AI are significant drivers to greater data consumption and therefore greater power demand and cooling requirements to data centres. However, energy efficiency measures such as improved cooling are key to decoupling data growth from energy consumption. Data centres are set to become a focal


point for climate conversations as their carbon impact becomes more pronounced, potentially accounting for 1/5 of global power demand in 2025. Creating a greener power mix is one aspect of reducing the environmental impact of data centres, but this must be paired with reducing power demand from cooling. Mivolt is a dielectric fluid, which can


be used to immersion cool data centre servers. As the fluid is non-conductive,


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it can come into direct contact with electrical components resulting in more effective heat removal. The innovation is also biodegradable and manufactured without fluorine. Immersion cooling can improve power usage efficiency by more than 20 per cent and can also reduce the physical space required for data centres and their equipment. Immersion cooling significantly


reduces the need for other types of cooling such as air conditioning, as well as the need to locate data centres in cooler climates. Locating data centres closer to consumption will be key to improving latency to support trends such as remote communications and artificial intelligence. James O’Brien, product group director


of M&I Materials, comments: “After successfully entering the EV market with innovative fluids that will improve the performance of batteries, we wish to replicate that success in data centres, too. There’s clearly a growing demand for data, most notably as we increasingly look to connect remotely, so it’s a natural


progression of the Mivolt offering. I’m proud to launch CL200 and CL300 today which offer improved safety and efficiency for data centres.” Mivolt has been developed by parent


company M&I Materials. Based in Manchester, M&I has a long history in developing innovative materials for niche applications, supporting sectors as diverse as power transformers to F1 engineering. James O’Brien adds, “With


manufacturing sites in across the world, M&I Materials is well positioned to quickly and effectively deliver an environmentally friendly solution for data centre cooling anywhere in the world. We can use this global network and rich heritage in dielectric fluids to support data centre cooling as it remains critical to all industries from health to energy and bitcoin mining to banking.” M&I Materials is an independent, privately owned British company.


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