Chemours (Delaware, US) and 2CRSi (France) announced a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) following the successful qualification of Chemours’ Opteon two-phase immersion cooling fluid in current-generation 2CRSi servers. The companies said the agreement aims to accelerate the development and deployment of two-phase cooling technologies for high-density IT infrastructure, including direct-to-chip and immersion systems, to support AI and next-generation chips.
Chemours and 2CRSi said the collaboration will combine Chemours’ thermal management expertise with 2CRSi’s server design capabilities to address near- and long-term data center and IT cooling demands. The companies framed the partnership around end-user and environmental benefits.
Chemours said its Opteon two-phase liquid cooling solutions can deliver up to a 90% reduction in data center cooling energy compared to traditional air cooling, a power usage effectiveness (PUE) approaching 1, and reductions in water consumption. The company also cited a “circular solution through fluid recovery and reuse,” and said accelerated life cycle testing confirms compatibility with industry-standard IT components.
2CRSi linked the technology to its decarbonization focus and said it has commercialized ultra-high-density servers using two-phase cooling, including the Atlas 1.8GG 2PIC model that houses 8 NVIDIA H200 GPUs in a 1U format. The companies said their work will also target advanced formats such as 15 kW (approx. 51,200 BTU/h), 1U servers powered by Nvidia GPUs.
“2CRSi has always been a pioneer in server cooling. As the industry embraces liquid cooling, we are proud to collaborate with Chemours to deliver some of the most efficient and innovative solutions available today,” said Alain Wilmouth, CEO at 2CRSi.
