The booming demand for data centre cooling solutions

A cooling system is essential for any data centre. It reduces energy consumption and cost and enables IT equipment to operate safely and reliably.

Information and communication technology have become a crucial part of our lives. Developments such as cloud computing, big data and mobile technology place a high demand for computing capability. To address this need, the capacities of data centres continue to grow, and the need to control heat and power consumption. This is because large data centres accommodate a dense array of servers and the amount of heat released depends on the computing capacity. This heat must be removed to avoid performance failures due to excessive temperatures.

A cooling system is essential for any data centre as it can significantly reduce energy consumption and cost and enable IT equipment to operate safely and reliably. Most data centres adopt air-cooled systems for withdrawing heat. However, new cooling solutions and technologies, such as liquid cooling, are promising for cooling high-density data centres. This is because liquid cooling systems can remove heat more efficiently than ambient air cooling systems. For high-density installations, such systems offer tremendous space and energy savings.

Data centre cooling technologies have witnessed high adoption in recent years. This is because organisations increasingly invest in building new data centre facilities to manage the generation of large volumes of data. This impacts the demand for data centre cooling systems. The rise in the adoption of 4G LTE networks also leads to an increase in the number of data centres globally. 

Further, the growing demand for efficient and cost-effective data centres and green initiatives for eco-friendly data centre solutions are evolving. The emergence of liquid-based and portable cooling technologies has increased, and the need for modular data centre cooling mechanisms has propelled the growth of the data centre cooling market. A report by Allied Market research predicts that the global data centre cooling market will likely achieve a CAGR of 12.8 percent during the forecast period till 2027.

Market penetration for data centre cooling is growing with the presence of key players, and the growing focus on innovation and launches due to the growing demand for new technologies is driving investments for further developments. Moreover, strategies such as expansion, acquisitions and partnerships boost the market’s growth.

 

Latest solutions and development in 2022

· In January 2022, Canada-based Infinidium Power Corp. unveiled its proprietary next-generation data centre cooling and power supply infrastructure, which minimises operating and capital costs by as much as 50 percent. 

· In January 2022, Munters, a Sweden-based provider of energy-efficient air treatment and climate solutions, acquired Irish company EDPAC, a data centre cooling equipment and air handling systems maker. The acquisition of EDPAC allows Munters to grow in the data centre segment, expand its offering in Europe, coordinate technology development, and form unified processes. According to KlasForsström, President and CEO of Munters, their experiences in the North American market offer EDPAC opportunities for further growth. He also believes that the deal allows them to bring an attractive customer base and high-quality products, and EDPAC’s operating model complements Munters’ work ethic.

· In February 2022, Airedale International, UK’s leading chiller and precision air conditioning manufacturer, introduced four ground-breaking data centre cooling solutions to meet the augmenting demand for sustainable, reliable and sophisticated cooling solutions. 

· In July 2022, ST Engineering, a Singapore-based engineering company, unveiled its new Airbitat DC Cooling System, which can achieve over 20 percent energy savings for tropical data centre cooling. 

· In May 2021, Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global technology provider of server, storage, AI and networking solutions, launched a range of cooling technologies that reduce costs and enable the most demanding applications to operate under heavy loads and with fewer irregularities.

 

Sharmistha Bose :Allied Market Research. She can be reached at sharmistha.bose@alliedanalytics.com