LG Electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Enmove and Green Revolution Cooling (GRC) to jointly develop liquid immersion cooling solutions tailored for artificial intelligence data centers (AIDCs).
The partnership will focus on exploring business opportunities, conducting joint marketing activities, and implementing proof of concept (PoC) demonstrations to advance integrated cooling systems and business models. The collaboration aims to address increasing energy demands and sustainability challenges in AI-driven data centers.
Under the agreement, LG will lead the integration of data center cooling systems, supplying key components such as coolant distribution units (CDUs), facility water units (FWUs), and chillers. SK Enmove will provide immersion cooling fluids, leveraging its expertise in thermal management solutions and its equity partnership with GRC. GRC, a U.S.-based company specializing in immersion cooling since 2009, will contribute its system design and deployment experience.
Liquid immersion cooling involves submerging servers in non-conductive fluid, allowing for efficient heat transfer via external systems like chillers. The technology supports improved power usage effectiveness (PUE), enhances heat transfer, and enables stable operation of high-density GPU servers, contributing to safer and more reliable data center environments.
LG plans to expand its immersion cooling PoC at its Pyeongtaek testbed and develop a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform for real-time monitoring of facility and server systems.
“We expect that these three companies, each with their own immersion cooling technology and market experience, will effectively combine their respective strengths to further enhance our competitiveness in the global data center immersion cooling market,” said Nam Jae-in, Head of Green Growth at SK Enmove.
“This collaborative partnership between LG and SK will provide innovative and quantifiable value to AI data center customers,” said Peter Pollin, CEO of GRC.
