Malaysia is working to develop a palm oil-based coolant for immersion liquid cooling systems (LCS). The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is in the final stages of developing the Sawit EcoTherm formulation. Report Data center updates. According to MPOB, the use of liquids will reduce water and electricity costs for data centers in Malaysia.
According to MPOB’s Advanced Oleochemistry Technology Department, if implemented on a large scale, Sawit EcoTherm fluid immersion cooling technology can significantly reduce the water demand of the data center industry.
Palm oil is the most common vegetable oil in the world. It is extracted from the fruit of the African oil palm and is widely used in areas such as the food industry and cosmetics production. It is also suitable for use as biofuel. In addition, Malaysia is the world’s second largest oil producer after Indonesia.
Although this oil can be produced “sustainably”, production is associated with catastrophic deforestation, as palm plantations require land and plants and animals are removed from their usual habitats. Environmentalists say the palm oil industry has caused irreparable harm, directly and indirectly, to endangered species such as orangutans and Sumatran elephants.
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Large data center hubs are located in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bordering Singapore. At the same time, local data centers tend to Use traditional Direct liquid cooling (DLC) instead of immersion cooling. However, there are plans to build a 65MW immersed cooling data center in Cyberjaya, which is under construction near the capital. The financing was provided by government-backed developer Selangor Industries Bhd.
MPOB intends to work with companies in the data center market to prove the effectiveness of the new coolant. Coolants of plant origin are already available Cargill and Oil Qloe. However, other options on the market are often created based on mineral oil and polymer compounds. Perstorp, a subsidiary of Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas, has previously launched biodegradable liquids Synchronous DC.
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