Data Centre Immersion Cooling
What is immersion cooling?
With cloud computing, media streaming, and the explosive growth in AI, edge computing, and big data, society is demanding faster, more immediate access to information. This means that data centres are growing rapidly to deliver on that demand from consumers and businesses alike. The challenge? Data centres already account for roughly 1% of global electricity consumption – with more than a third of this power used for cooling electrical components. Data centres need more efficient, more climate-friendly ways to drive their operations.
Full immersion in a thermally conductive, electrically non-conductive (dielectric) coolant is a highly efficient way to keep computer components cool. It can help to cut energy consumption massively and lower carbon dioxide emissions, while reducing costs and increasing location flexibility.
Key benefits of Shell’s immersion cooling fluid
Performance and reliability
Enabling servers to run faster and cooler by conducting heat 1,200 times better than air.
Compatible and scalable
Lower complexity and space requirements make it easier and more cost-effective to implement.
Reduced emissions and energy use
Reduce the use of energy-intensive air-conditioning units, reduces power usage and emissions.
Safe and easy
Extremely low volatility makes it simple and safe to handle and maintain.
What are the key benefits of immersion cooling?
See how Shell is using immersion cooling
Compared to air cooling, single-phase immersion cooling technology as an integrated solution offers:
Better performance
Up to 40% faster CPU performance.
More efficient operations
Up to 80% less floor space needed.
Increased profitability
Up to 33% lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
Greater energy efficiency
Up to 48% energy footprint reduction.
Improved sustainability
Up to 30% lower CO2 emissions.
Figures based on: Global immersion cooling market in data centres – growth, trends and forecast (2019–2024) report (Mordor Intelligence) and Shell’s internal evaluations. Benefits achieved will vary according to actual site development.
No coolers
No chillers
No evaporative cooling
No fans or bearings
Transforming energy use at data centres
Read our full Shell Immersion Cooling Fluids brochure to discover the full story about how these innovative fluids have been developed, why they are more effective than comparable alternatives and which type of cooling system is the best fit for you.
High-performance computing, low carbon footprint
Asperitas AIC24 hardware and Shell Immersion Cooling Fluid S5 X were installed to create a fully integrated, optimised, enterprise-level, high-performance immersed computing cluster at a Shell data centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Downloads
Shell Immersion Cooling Fluid S3 X
Download the data sheet to see how our immersion cooling fluids can support your operations.
Shell Immersion Cooling Fluid Material Compatibility Guide
Explore the materials that are compatible with Shell Immersion Cooling Fluids.
Global Innovations from the Energy Sector 2010-2020 – World Economic Forum report
See how Shell and Asperitas have accelerated the energy transition through energy innovation.
Four reasons why blockchain operators are moving to immersion cooling
Find out why it is only a matter of time before immersion cooling becomes industry standard.
What’s new
Working together to lower the carbon footprint of big data
Intel, Submer and Shell are collaborating to advance immersion cooling technology.
Paving the way
Shell IT deploys immersion-cooled HPC cluster within its Houston data center, with help from AMD and Penguin.
Earth Day news from Intel
Intel grants Shell Immersion Cooling Fluids exclusive preliminary certification.
Powering progress together
Shell and Intel team up to boost end customer confidence in immersion cooling with real test results and innovation.
Advancing immersion cooling with our partner Asperitas
Delivering an energy efficient HPC cluster upgrade in Amsterdam.
Future of Sustainable Data Centers
Penguin Solutions, NVIDIA, and Shell Case Study.
Featured collaborations
Submer
Shell has partnered with Submer creating a top-class group of collaborators with extensive reach and resources, working towards more sustainable services.
GRC
GRC Welcomes Shell as First Official Member of ElectroSafe Fluid Partner Program for Data Center Immersion Cooling.
Asperitas
Shell successfully provides an infrastructure upgrade for an energy efficient, scalable and future ready High Performance Computing (HPC)cluster in a T-Systems managed Amsterdam datacentre.
DUG Cool
Shell fluids are helping DUG deliver future-proof industrial immersion cooling solutions, at any scale. Solving the cooling challenges of modern, power-hungry CPUs and GPUs efficiently.
