Castrol, one of the world’s leading lubricants brands, and Submer, an emerging leader for immersion cooling systems, have signed an agreement that will aim to accelerate the adoption of immersion cooling as a path to more efficient and more sustainable data centre operations.
The two companies plan to collaborate on the global supply, standardisation and development of next-generation immersion cooling fluids – fluids used to cool components of IT equipment by submerging the server equipment in a thermally conductive and dielectric liquid. The servers are cooled as a result and heat is transferred from the source to the liquid.
By combining Castrol’s thermal management expertise with Submer’s expertise in immersion cooling systems, the two organisations aim to achieve a multitude of benefits, particularly in allowing data centres to be managed in a more sustainable manner. With immersion cooling, water usage and the power consumption needed to operate and cool server equipment can be significantly reduced.
bp, Castrol’s parent company, is also working with other companies in key industrial sectors that have significant carbon emissions to help them decarbonise by offering integrated energy solutions. This potentially opens additional opportunities for Castrol and Submer to explore integrated coolant and energy offers, tailored to support data centre customers to help them meet their sustainability goals.
