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  Data centers, the backbone of the digital world, are in a continuous quest for more efficient cooling methods to handle the heat generated by increasing computational demands. Air Cooling Vs. Liquid Cooling in Data Centers: Air Cooling — The Traditional Approach: Air cooling has been the standard in data centers for decades. It relies on circulating cool air and expelling warm air using air conditioning units and fans. However, as server densities increase, air cooling faces significant challenges: Limited Heat Dissipation: Air has low thermal conductivity, making it less efficient in removing heat from high-density server configurations. Higher Energy Consumption: Air cooling systems, especially in high-density environments, consume more electricity, leading to higher Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) values. Space Inefficiency: Requires more physical space for air circulation and larger cooling infrastructures. Liquid Cooling — The Advanced Alternative: Liquid cooling offers a su...

  Impossible trinity is a concept in international economics which states that it is impossible to have all three advantages at the same time. Similarly, the trilemma per se can be applied to many cases, and so to crypto mining data centers. Generally, data centers that using traditional air-cooling solution are having difficulty reaching high performance, low energy consumption and cost efficiency at the same time. Rapid development of AI industry and fast increase in the use of high-performance chips, as well as the continuous expansion of memory capacity, leading heat dissipation and energy consumption problems in mining data centers more prominent. Additionally, enterprises that share values of reducing carbon footprints, sustainability and devoted in creating a better future on earth would also prefer data centers with lower PUE, the transition to green and low-carbon is imminent. Currently, the traditional air-cooling solution is reaching its limitation, liquid cooling with l...

  With AI technology outbreak represented by ChatGPT and AIGC, it has driven a surge in data computing and storage demand. Data centers, as critical infrastructure, are pivoting to green, low-carbon and sustainable development. Liquid cooling manufacturers are also exploring innovative technological breakthroughs and promoting technology applications. According to the IDC report, in the first half of 2023, China’s liquid cooling market size is about $660 million, with growth of 280%, and will reach $1.51 billion in the year. The market size is expected to reach $8.9 billion in 2027 (all in USD). Liquid Cooling Industry & ESG Sustainability In 2004, the concept of ESG was first proposed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), representing Environment, Social and Governance. The core of ESG is ecological protection, which coincides with the enterprise value of sustainable development inside FBoxdata. FBoxdata has always been an active advocate, participant, and promot...