Data Center Liquid Cooling Market Forecasts to 2030 - Global Analysis By Component, Type of Cooling, Data Center Size, Enterprise, End User and By Geography

According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Data Center Liquid Cooling Market is accounted for $2.66 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach $14.03 billion by 2030 growing at a CAGR of 26.8% during the forecast period. Liquid submersion technology is the basis for the data centre liquid cooling approach. Inside a sizable tank are massive servers and other necessary pieces of technology from many fields. Non-conductive coolants in the tank trap heat produced by the machinery and absorb it. Data centres use more power and generate more heat, which needs to be cooled down using liquid cooling technologies.

According to Natural Resources Canada, around half of the energy consumed in a data center is utilized by computing servers, with a further 40% being attributable to cooling these servers. Furthermore, the climatic conditions of the cities in Canada are recorded with an annual temperature of 42.8 °F. This eliminates the need for extensive cooling systems in the data centers and, in turn, helps to reduce operational costs.

Market Dynamics:

Driver:

High demand for racks with high density in the telecom industry, and rising GPU usage for AI training

To guarantee that all services are supplied quickly and effectively, telecom data centres require extensive fibre networks. High connection is necessary to power cloud services, content delivery, and mobile services. Racks are heavily utilised to provide this density, which ostensibly increases demand for data centre cooling solutions. Growing big data and AI use has an impact on business servers. The regular microprocessors were unable to process the data from the data centre GPUs adequately. Data centre GPUs are used for large-scale applications and include enterprise-grade performance and knowledge about deep learning technologies.

Restraint:

Inconsistency with standards

In computing environments, standardized products are compatible and are preferred by users worldwide. Proprietary systems which are incompatible for users create a big barrier and this acts as a major obstacle in the broad adoption of any technology in the computational world. Hence, the lack of standardization in liquid cooling solutions acts as a major challenge for this market. The awareness of liquid immersion cooling technology is still limited in many regions, especially in emerging economies. This lack of awareness may hamper the adoption of this technology and slow down the growth of the market.

Opportunity:

Modern inventions and technologies

It is predicted that the increased usage of cutting-edge technologies, including cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML), would provide a lot of industry possibilities and propel the expansion of the data centre liquid cooling market. Additionally, there are several potential for market expansion provided by product launches and other trials by market participants. However, Immersion liquid cooling systems have recently seen a rise in demand from the financial market's cryptocurrencies sector. Low-density centres are effective in mining cryptocurrencies by upping their hash rates through over clocking. These advantages should open up potential for the expansion of liquid cooling technologies in data centres.

Threat:

High maintenance and capital costs

Installing liquid cooling systems requires a larger financial outlay than installing air cooling systems, and the parts and accessories required for liquid cooling must be of a certain calibre. Liquid maintenance mistakes can cause pollutants, sedimentation, and the growth of biological diseases. As a result, specific equipment composed of materials like bronze, cupronickel, or titanium may also be necessary for the installation of liquid cooling systems, increasing overall capital cost. In the event of a liquid leak, it is also necessary to install various instrumentation equipment and controls. All of these elements raise the cost of implementing liquid cooling technologies.

COVID-19 Impact:

The COVID-19 epidemic had a minor impact on the liquid cooling industry for data centres. Due to mandated social distance restrictions, business activities like data centre consolidation were temporarily put on hold, and physical server moves, building closures, and space openings were made more difficult. One significant development brought about by the COVID-19 epidemic is the ability for businesses to offer remote working to their employees throughout the world. This has led to a sharp increase in demand for data centres throughout the world. The majority of interactions between people and companies now take place online. The amount of internet traffic, collaboration software, and data security all increased significantly as a result.

The indirect cooling segment is expected to be the largest during the forecast period:

The indirect cooling segment is estimated to have a lucrative growth, due to the most popular liquid cooling technique uses a chilled water loop and a coolant on a cold plate inside to transport heat from the server to the outside. It is also referred to as indirect, liquid-to-chip, or cold plate cooling. In the present day, applications are requiring new levels of computing and core count from data centres. Data centres have a significant need for end-to-end data centre solutions, multi-core computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML), as well as high-performance, high-frequency, and heavy workload circumstances. Due to recent developments, data centre operators might satisfy a variety of demands within the organisation.

The immersion liquid cooling segment is expected to have the highest CAGR during the forecast period:

The immersion liquid cooling segment is anticipated to witness the highest CAGR growth during the forecast period, due to several advantages of liquid immersion cooling for data centres. Compared to air, liquids are more effective in conducting heat, outstanding efficiency optimisations. Immersion cooling, also known as liquid immersion cooling, involves cooling IT equipment by immersing it in thermally conductive, dielectric liquids. It uses a heat exchanger to provide a heat exchange between warm coolants and cold water circuits in order to do this. Since it has been claimed to be up to 1000 times more effective than air-cooling approaches, this cooling technology is a viable alternative to other cooling alternatives for data centres thus encouraging the market growth.

Region with largest share:

North America is projected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period owing to newer technologies that are quickly adopted in North America. The penetration of connected devices in the area significantly increased. Direct-to-chip and liquid immersion cooling methods are receiving more and more support from data centre investors. The importance of edge data centres has increased as a result of the global rollout of 5G networks, of which the United States is one of the early adopters. Edge Presence, Edge Micro, and American Towers are just a few of the American operators that have started making investments in these data centres.

Region with highest CAGR:

Asia Pacific is projected to have the highest CAGR over the forecast period, owing to the need for cooling systems in the area is driven by developing nations like China and India. Additionally, it is anticipated that greater awareness of internet usage may boost sales of cooling goods. The Internet generates a lot of data, which increases the need for data storage and the market for liquid cooling systems. Additionally, the primary driver propelling the expansion of the data centre liquid cooling market is the rise in demand for cloud storage and data storage space. Big data in a variety of sectors is also a powerful motivator for this business which drives the market growth in this region.

Key players in the market

Some of the key players profiled in the Data Center Liquid Cooling Market include Liquid Stack Inc., Alfa Laval AB, Asperitas Company, Chilldyne Inc, Asetek AS, Fujitsu Limited, CoolIT Systems Inc., Lenovo Group Limited, Kaori Heat Treatment Co. Ltd, Mikros Technologies, Wakefield-Vette Inc., Submer Technologies, Schneider Electric, Iceotope Technologies Ltd, Rittal GmbH & Co. KG, Midas Green Technologies, Vertiv Co. and USystems Ltd

Key Developments:

In August 2021, Submer announced its collaboration with Intel to set and standardize the adoption of immersion liquid cooling solutions. In this collaboration, Submer will provide immersion cooling solutions for all platforms and servers of Intel.

In June 2021, Iceotope Technologies announced the launch of a liquid-cooled modular data center. This product is integrated by Avnet and contains chassis-level immersion cooling from Iceotope.

Components Covered:

• Solution
• Services

Type of Coolings Covered:

• Immersion Liquid Cooling
• Cold Plate Liquid Cooling
• Spray Liquid Cooling

Data Center Sizes Covered:

• Small & Mid-Sized Data Centers
• Large Data Centers

Enterprises Covered:

• IT & Telecom
• Media & Entertainment
• BFSI
• Government & Defence
• Research & Academic
• Retail
• Healthcare
• Other Enterprises

End Users Covered:

• Hyperscale Data Centers
• Colocation Providers
• Cloud Providers
• Enterprise Data Centers
• Other End Users

Regions Covered:

• North America
  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
  • Italy
  • France
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • Japan
  • China
  • India
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • South Korea
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• South America
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Rest of South America
• Middle East & Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Qatar
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa

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