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From grid modernization to future demands, #AI-ready rugged mobile computing is transforming T&D fieldwork in the energy industry. Learn how engineers are overcoming challenges with cutting-edge tools. https://lnkd.in/gPSABe8N #Durabook #EnergyInnovation #RuggedTech

🌟 🚀 Discover Real Customer Implementations and Reference Designs at Telia Helsinki Datacenter. 📄 Check Out the Whitepaper below! 🔹 Liquid Cooling: Enhances energy efficiency by effectively dissipating heat from AI servers, reducing reliance on traditional air-cooling methods. This ensures consistent server performance and aligns with sustainability goals by reducing the environmental footprint of data centers. 🔹 Telia Helsinki Data Center: Supports GPUs with traditional air-cooled solutions up to 30 kW per rack, rear door heat exchangers up to 50 kW, and liquid cooling up to 100 kW. This flexibility allows us to cater to various customer needs and ensure optimal performance. 🔹 Sustainability: Our data center operates using carbon-neutral, renewable energy. Waste heat from servers is collected and utilized in the district heating system in Helsinki, contributing to a greener future. 🔹 Advanced Cooling Solutions: We offer three different cooling solutions for AI GPU racks - air-cooled, rear door cooled, and liquid to chip cooled. Each solution is designed to meet specific customer requirements and provide superior thermal management. A big thank you to everyone involved in this project, especially Kalle Hasu from Telia, Matti Sinisalo from Granlund, and Freddy Briffitt from Inova for their invaluable contributions. Let's continue to innovate and drive sustainability in the data center industry! 🌍💡#DataCenter #AI #GPULoads #LiquidCooling #Sustainability #Innovation #TeliaHDC

The rising power consumption of data centers has been making headlines this year. Currently, data centers account for 4% of global energy consumption, and with AI projected to double that by 2030, the demand for energy-efficient data center technologies is growing. Our team at TDK Ventures has been actively exploring solutions to reduce power consumption and enhance energy efficiency across various areas of data center operations. (See the comments below for our full updated graphic of the ecosystem.) ❄️ Cooling is one of the biggest energy drains in today's data centers, consuming up to 50% of total power. Most data centers still rely on air cooling, but more efficient solutions—such as direct-to-chip and immersion cooling, along with advanced thermal interface materials—are emerging to reduce energy consumption while maintaining chip performance and reliability. Fabric8Labs leverages electrochemical additive manufacturing to produce cold plates with intricate, high-resolution features for data center liquid cooling. 🖥️ Servers and storage consume an additional 26% of data center energy. Many companies are focusing on next-gen processors to address this. Two of our portfolio companies are leading the way: Our portfolio company Groq is developing its LPU compute architecture, which is up to 10x more energy-efficient than traditional GPUs, while another portfolio company, Analog Inference, takes an analog approach, performing in-memory computing and converting signals with over 90% power reduction, without compromising performance. 🌐 Network infrastructure accounts for 10% of energy use in data centers. Advances in optical interconnects and switches are helping reduce power consumption. For example, Nubis Communications offers a platform with a power consumption of under 4 pJ per bit, delivering 4x the power savings compared to today’s technology. 🔄 Some companies are designing full-stack data centers that integrate various technologies to enhance energy efficiency and, in some cases, increase the load flexibility of the facility—making it a flexible grid asset. With all the innovations at play, it will be interesting to see how the future of data centers continues to evolve. #DataCenter #EnergyEfficiency #AdvancedCooling #AIAccelerators #optical 🌱🤝🌍 Nicolas Sauvage 🌱🤝🌍 Anil Achyuta Tina Tosukhowong Yan Yan Qianran (Katherine) He, PhD Jeff Herman Ian Winfield Jonathan Ross Sunny Madra Igor Arsovski Vishal Sarin Richard Terrill Dan Harding Peter Winzer

"Power the Digital Era Forward", showcased significant advancements in intelligent computing. With over 600 industry leaders and experts in attendance, the event highlighted the growing importance of sustainable and reliable data center solutions. The debut of Huawei's Outdoor PowerPOD, featuring an innovative power system per container, exemplifies the strides being made towards greener and more efficient infrastructure. From my perspective, these advancements are crucial for meeting the increasing demands of AI and computing power, ensuring a sustainable and intelligent digital future.

People have been talking about power consumption for a long time but NOW it's getting urgent with datacenter power projected to reach 8% of global power consumption by 2030. That's why we have such a focus on low power.

🔋 Power Optimization Challenges 🔋 As chips get more complex, managing power gets harder. Advanced designs and shrinking transistors push power limits and increase glitches. Key Points: 🛡Rising Needs: More power for data centers and mobile devices. 🛡Glitch Power: Over 33% of power is wasted on glitches. 🛡Early Design: Shifting left helps, but accuracy is tough. Check out the full article 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g2R6EU_w 🔔Follow us Start With WCPGW #PowerOptimization #ChipDesign #TechTrends #Engineering #startwithwcpgw #wcpgw

I'm still going through my 37c3 (Chaos Communication Congress) presentation. This one has some food for thought Energy consumption of datacenters The increase has already been exponential for years. With the AI hype, this demand for energy, cooling and water has increased dramatically. What is known, what is to be expected and how can an upcoming crisis be avoided? Can we reuse the energy? At least partially? Are there other concepts of integrating data centers into buildings and cities? Do we have non technical patterns driving the resource exhaustion? https://lnkd.in/d2DmfeJr

Embracing Sustainable Data Centre Cooling The future of data centres is now, and it's cooler - literally! In a move toward greener operations, data centres are rapidly adopting liquid cooling solutions, especially Direct-to-Chip, to handle the increasing power densities of modern CPUs and AI systems. Maurizio Frizziero of Schneider Electric highlights, "Air cooling was effective below 30kW, but with rack densities exceeding 50kW, liquid cooling becomes essential." This shift is not just about managing heat but also ensuring sustainability, with industry leaders aiming to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. As we advance, integrating hybrid cooling systems and adopting a strategic, end-to-end approach will be pivotal. This journey isn't just about efficiency; it's about shaping a sustainable future for data centres. #SustainableTech #DataCentreCooling #DataCenter #DataCentre

𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 Immersion Cooling is an advanced cooling technique that involves submerging electronic components, such as servers and processors, in a non-conductive liquid. This method effectively dissipates heat, offering significant advantages over traditional air cooling systems. 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨; 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙋𝘿𝙁 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙚: https://lnkd.in/g8EY9urC 🔂Key Drivers  ➤ Increased Heat Generation: As data centers and high-performance computing systems become more powerful, the heat output from processors and GPUs increases, necessitating more effective cooling solutions.  ➤ Energy Efficiency Regulations: Stricter energy efficiency regulations drive the need for more sustainable cooling methods that reduce overall energy consumption and environmental impact.  ➤ Space Constraints: The growing demand for data center capacity requires solutions that maximize space efficiency, making immersion cooling an attractive option.  ➤ High-Density Computing: The rise of cloud computing and AI applications leads to higher-density configurations, where traditional cooling methods struggle to maintain optimal temperatures. 🔂Key Benefits:  ➤ Superior Cooling Efficiency: Immersion cooling provides better heat transfer than air cooling, allowing components to operate at lower temperatures.  ➤ Energy Savings: This method significantly reduces energy consumption, leading to lower operational costs and a smaller carbon footprint.  ➤ Reduced Noise: With less reliance on fans, immersion cooling systems create quieter environments.  ➤ Longer Equipment Lifespan: Maintaining optimal temperatures extends the lifespan of electronic components, reducing replacement and maintenance costs.  ➤ Space Optimization: Immersion cooling reduces the need for extensive cooling infrastructure, freeing up valuable space within data centers. "The immersion cooling industry is expected reach USD 2.1 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 24.1%, driven by significant growth in APAC, North America and Europe."   #immersioncooling #datacentercooling #liquidimmersioncooling #greendatacenters #highdensitycooling #servercooling #heatdissipation #coolingequipment #thermalmanagement #immersioncoolingsystems

As rack densities rise and new, more powerful chips hit the market, the challenges of heat dissipation are becoming just as critical as managing power in data centers. The demands of AI, advanced computing, and high-density hardware are pushing the limits of traditional cooling methods. Enter two-phase immersion cooling, an innovative solution that’s poised to step out of its niche in academic and research settings and into the mainstream of data center operations. At its core, two-phase immersion cooling immerses computing hardware—servers, GPUs, and CPUs—in a dielectric coolant housed in a sealed tank. This engineered coolant has a unique property: when hardware heats up, the fluid begins to boil, transforming into a gas. The heat energy required for this phase change is extracted from the hardware, providing an exceptionally efficient cooling process. The gas then rises to the top of the tank, where it condenses on a cooled surface or heat exchanger, reverting to its liquid state and cycling back into the system. This closed-loop setup allows for continuous, efficient heat dissipation without relying on external water sources—a crucial advantage for sustainability. Key Benefits of Two-Phase Immersion Cooling Exceptional Cooling Efficiency: The phase change process enables rapid and effective heat transfer, even for extremely dense and power-intensive hardware setups. Energy Savings: Reduces dependence on traditional mechanical cooling systems, potentially lowering PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness). Compact Design: Its efficiency allows for high-density setups, maximizing the use of physical space. Water Conservation: No reliance on local water supplies, making it sustainable and suitable for regions with water scarcity. Noise Reduction: Without fans, these systems operate much quieter than traditional air-cooled setups. Challenges and Considerations While two-phase immersion cooling offers significant advantages, it comes with some challenges. The initial investment is substantial, as specialized tanks, dielectric fluids, and infrastructure are required. Compatibility is another consideration—not all hardware is designed for immersion, and maintenance can be complex due to the submersion of components in the fluid. Despite these hurdles, the technology is particularly appealing for data centers looking to push the boundaries of power and density. For operators willing to invest in specialized expertise and infrastructure, the potential for long-term cost savings and efficiency gains is significant. Whether two-phase immersion cooling will become the standard remains to be seen. However, as workloads grow more demanding and sustainability becomes non-negotiable, this technology is positioned as a compelling option for forward-thinking data centers and enterprises. Thanks for checking this out. Get out there, do great things, inspire folks, and be kind.