AI Data Centers
They’re Putting Diamonds in GPU Cold Plates. Who’s Watching the Water?
Diamond-enhanced GPU cold plates are making headlines. The harder question is what keeps their performance available after installation. Five questions about coolant, acceptance, baselines, service and ownership.
Read MoreData Center Closed Loop Cooling: Where the Heat and Water Really Go
Data Center Cooling · Liquid Cooling · Heat Rejection Data center closed loop cooling is increasingly common in AI and high-density facilities, but the phrase is often misunderstood. A closed loop tells us that coolant is recirculated. It does not tell us where the heat ultimately goes—or whether another part of the cooling system consumes…
Read MoreAI Workloads Are Compressing Cooling Failure Timelines — And Most Facilities Aren’t Ready
The Warning Signs Are Still There. The Window to Act on Them Isn’t. Cooling systems have always given warnings before they fail. That has not changed. What has changed is how much time you have between the first warning and the point where recovery becomes impossible. Three years ago, a developing thermal issue in a…
Read MoreThe Grid Delivered the Power. Cooling Plant Still Can’t Use It.
Why legacy mechanical systems—not just transmission limits—are becoming the next bottleneck in AI infrastructure Everyone Is Looking at the Grid Everyone is talking about the grid. That makes sense. The numbers are hard to ignore. The U.S. Department of Energy said in late 2024 that data center electricity consumption could double or triple by 2028, rising from…
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