概述

2024年5月28日，嘉實(shí)多在英國(guó)伯克郡龐伯恩為其新的“液體冷卻卓越中心”揭幕，主要客戶、生態(tài)系統(tǒng)合作伙伴和行業(yè)利益相關(guān)者出席了揭幕儀式。與會(huì)代表聽取了行業(yè)專家、思想領(lǐng)袖、嘉實(shí)多技術(shù)專家和合作伙伴關(guān)于IT行業(yè)面臨的關(guān)鍵挑戰(zhàn)、數(shù)據(jù)中心的浸沒式冷卻解決方案、現(xiàn)有的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)合作伙伴關(guān)系的意見，并參加了新設(shè)施的導(dǎo)游活動(dòng)。

在活動(dòng)中，嘉實(shí)多介紹了其針對(duì)數(shù)據(jù)中心的新思想領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力活動(dòng)，以及其委托進(jìn)行的新研究，以展示浸入式冷卻將對(duì)數(shù)據(jù)中心行業(yè)產(chǎn)生的影響。嘉實(shí)多的研究旨在強(qiáng)調(diào)向浸沒式冷卻的過渡將如何促進(jìn)未來(lái)的數(shù)據(jù)中心。研究結(jié)果將于今年晚些時(shí)候公布。

關(guān)鍵信息

為什么選擇數(shù)據(jù)中心冷卻？

• 根據(jù)國(guó)際能源署2023年的一份報(bào)告，數(shù)據(jù)中心運(yùn)營(yíng)和數(shù)據(jù)傳輸網(wǎng)絡(luò)各占全球電力消耗的1%至1.5%。隨著對(duì)數(shù)字解決方案日益增長(zhǎng)的需求，這一數(shù)字預(yù)計(jì)將在未來(lái)幾年呈指數(shù)級(jí)增長(zhǎng)。¹要可持續(xù)地運(yùn)營(yíng)數(shù)據(jù)中心，高效冷卻是關(guān)鍵。

• 作為電動(dòng)汽車潤(rùn)滑油和潤(rùn)滑液供應(yīng)商的全球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，嘉實(shí)多在為數(shù)據(jù)中心客戶提供下一代浸沒式冷卻液服務(wù)和支持方面具有獨(dú)特的地位。

•  作為其2024年推出的新“向前、向上、向前”戰(zhàn)略的一部分，嘉實(shí)多已將數(shù)據(jù)中心冷卻解決方案確定為一個(gè)新的增長(zhǎng)機(jī)會(huì)，并致力于成為領(lǐng)先數(shù)據(jù)中心客戶的首選液冷合作伙伴。

嘉實(shí)多MegaPod

• 2024年5月28日，嘉實(shí)多在其位于英國(guó)的潘本全球技術(shù)中心推出了“MegaPod”，這是一個(gè)浸入式冷卻數(shù)據(jù)中心的復(fù)制品。

  -MegaPod有兩個(gè)浸入式水箱，每個(gè)水箱能夠消散高達(dá)50kW的熱負(fù)荷。有兩個(gè)儲(chǔ)罐可以同時(shí)測(cè)試兩種不同的流體。

  -MegaPod使嘉實(shí)多能夠進(jìn)行流體研發(fā)、IT硬件測(cè)試和驗(yàn)證以及浸沒冷卻技術(shù)的演示。

•  MegaPod是英國(guó)石油公司在英國(guó)投資5000萬(wàn)英鎊（6000萬(wàn)美元）建設(shè)一個(gè)新的、最先進(jìn)的電動(dòng)汽車電池測(cè)試中心和分析實(shí)驗(yàn)室的一部分。

• 它將用于向客戶展示浸沒式冷卻液如何有效降低服務(wù)器溫度，并有助于加快采用浸沒式冷卻，以實(shí)現(xiàn)更高效、更可持續(xù)的數(shù)據(jù)中心運(yùn)營(yíng)。嘉實(shí)多將共同設(shè)計(jì)解決方案，幫助客戶使用能源，并提供端到端的數(shù)據(jù)中心熱管理服務(wù)：包括浸入式冷卻產(chǎn)品和服務(wù)，如設(shè)計(jì)、分析，以及通過其全球技術(shù)中心網(wǎng)絡(luò)進(jìn)行的測(cè)試和驗(yàn)證。

浸沒冷卻的工作原理

• 浸沒冷卻涉及使用具有非常低電導(dǎo)率的介電流體，使得電氣設(shè)備能夠浸沒在流體中而不會(huì)對(duì)設(shè)備造成任何損壞。

• 泵在服務(wù)器周圍移動(dòng)液體，帶走主板、CPU、GPU、RAM等關(guān)鍵組件的多余熱量。熱量?jī)?chǔ)存在液體中，并轉(zhuǎn)移到熱交換器中，在熱交換器中熱量被轉(zhuǎn)移出設(shè)備進(jìn)行冷卻或廢熱回收，并可根據(jù)循環(huán)原理重復(fù)使用。²

• 這種方法將電氣系統(tǒng)保持在最佳溫度范圍內(nèi)，以確?？焖儆行У厣幔瑫r(shí)為設(shè)備提供額外的保護(hù)。²

•  提供浸沒式冷卻解決方案符合嘉實(shí)多的PATH360可持續(xù)發(fā)展框架，該框架旨在減少能源、廢物和水，并支持嘉實(shí)多商業(yè)客戶實(shí)現(xiàn)其可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標(biāo)。

現(xiàn)有客戶合作伙伴關(guān)系

• 嘉實(shí)多發(fā)現(xiàn)的挑戰(zhàn)無(wú)法通過一個(gè)單獨(dú)的實(shí)體來(lái)解決。認(rèn)識(shí)到這一事實(shí)，嘉實(shí)多ON正在建立有凝聚力、協(xié)調(diào)一致的合作伙伴關(guān)系，以加快創(chuàng)新并提供互利的解決方案，解決現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中的問題。

• 這一點(diǎn)從我們與bp網(wǎng)絡(luò)的原有聯(lián)系一直延伸到我們與大學(xué)、制造商和客戶的新合作伙伴關(guān)系。

• 這種三方方法意味著嘉實(shí)多經(jīng)過優(yōu)化，可以加速創(chuàng)新，推動(dòng)硬件和工程工作，并最終解決客戶的挑戰(zhàn)。²

• 嘉實(shí)多在這一領(lǐng)域的合作伙伴包括：

　　-客戶：我們正在與客戶合作，以確定他們面臨的最大挑戰(zhàn)，因此我們可以開發(fā)流體和技術(shù)來(lái)解決這些特定問題。

　　-大學(xué)：我們正在與包括瑞典研究所（RISE）在內(nèi)的大學(xué)合作，以優(yōu)化我們對(duì)流體的測(cè)試和理解，并加快數(shù)據(jù)中心的創(chuàng)新。

　　-制造商：我們正在與領(lǐng)先的沉浸式系統(tǒng)制造商以及服務(wù)器和芯片原始設(shè)備制造商合作，使我們能夠通過研究、創(chuàng)新和工程優(yōu)化數(shù)據(jù)中心硬件。

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   數(shù)據(jù)中心和網(wǎng)絡(luò)-國(guó)際能源署

2. 嘉實(shí)多宣傳冊(cè)：《沉浸在創(chuàng)新中：數(shù)據(jù)中心冷卻的未來(lái)》

OVERVIEW

On 28 May 2024, Castrol inaugurated its new ‘Liquid Cooling Centre of Excellence’ at Pangbourne, Berkshire, UK, in the presence of key customers, eco-system partners and industry stakeholders. Delegates at the event heard from industry experts, thought leaders, Castrol technologists and partners about the key challenges faced by the IT industry, immersion cooling solutions for data centres, existing eco-system partnerships, and participated in a guided tour of the new facilities.

At the event, Castrol introduced its new thought leadership campaign for data centres and the new research it has commissioned to showcase the impact immersion cooling is set to have on the data centre industry. The Castrol research seeks to highlight how the transition to immersion cooling will facilitate the data centre of the future. The findings from the research will be available later this year.

KEY MESSAGES

Why data centre cooling?

•  According to a 2023 report from the International Energy Agency, data centre operations, together with the data transmission networks, are each responsible for between 1 to 1.5% of global electricity consumption. This number is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years in line with the increasing demand for digital solutions.¹ To operate data centres sustainably, efficient cooling is key.

•  As a global leader in lubricants and supplier of fluids for electric vehicles, Castrol is uniquely positioned to serve and support data centre customers with the next generation of immersion cooling fluids.

• As part of its new ‘Onward, Upward, Forward’ strategy launched in 2024, Castrol has identified data centre cooling solutions as a new growth opportunity and aims to be the liquid cooling partner of choice for leading data centre customers.

Castrol MegaPod

• On 28 May 2024, Castrol unveiled the ‘MegaPod’, a replica of an immersion cooled data centre, at its Pangbourne global technology centre in the UK.

  -The MegaPod has two immersion tanks each with a capability to dissipate up to 50kW of heat load. Having two tanks enables simultaneous testing for two different fluids.

  -The MegaPod enables Castrol to conduct fluid research and development, IT hardware testing and validation and demonstration of immersion cooling technology.

• The MegaPod is part of bp’s ￡50 million ($60 million) investment in a new, state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK.

• It will be used to showcase customers how immersion fluids are effective in reducing server temperatures and help accelerate the adoption of immersion cooling for more efficient and more sustainable data centre operations. Castrol will co-engineer solutions to help customers with their energy usage and offer an end-to-end data centre thermal management offer: including immersion cooling products and services, such as design, analytics and well as testing and validation via its global network of technology centres.

How immersion cooling works  

• Immersion cooling involves the use of dielectric fluids which have very low electrical conductivity enabling electrical equipment to be submerged in the fluid without causing any damage to the equipment.

• The pumps move the liquid around the server, taking excess heat away from its key components – the motherboard, CPUs, GPUs, RAM. Heat is stored within the fluid and moved into a heat exchanger where it is transferred out of the facility for cooling or waste heat recovery and can be reused in line with circularity principles.²

• This method keeps the electrical systems within an optimal temperature range to ensure rapid and efficient heat removal whilst providing additional protection of equipment^.2

• Delivering immersion cooling solutions is aligned to Castrol’s PATH360 sustainability framework, which aims to reduce energy, waste and water and support Castrol’s commercial customers to meet their sustainability goals.

Existing customer partnerships

• The challenges Castrol has identified cannot be solved by a single entity working alone. In recognition of this fact, Castrol ON is building cohesive, coordinated partnerships to accelerate innovation and deliver mutually beneficial solutions that solve real world problems.

• This extends all the way from our pre-existing connections with the bp network, to our new partnerships with universities, manufacturers, and customers.

• This three-way approach means that Castrol is optimised to accelerate innovation, drive hardware and engineering efforts, and ultimately solve customer challenges.2

• Castrol’s partnerships in this space include:

- Customers: We are collaborating with our customers to identify their biggest challenges, so we can develop fluids and technologies to solve those specific problems.

- Universities: We are partnering with universities, including the Research Institute of Sweden (RISE), to optimise our testing and understanding of fluids and to accelerate data centre innovation.

- Manufacturers: We are working with leading immersion systems manufacturers and server and chip OEMs enabling us to optimise data centre hardware through research, innovation, and engineering.

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   Data centres & networks - IEA

2. Castrol brochure: ‘Immersed in Innovation: The Future of Data Centre Cooling’