Eneos Hastens Cooling Fluid Development
Eneos Holdings is using NVIDIA’s Alchemi platform to speed development of immersion-cooling fluids for data centers and oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for hydrogen production. The company said the AI system shortened work that once took years to months by enabling large virtual screenings and faster simulations. Alchemi evaluated tens of millions of molecules for cooling fluids and nearly 100 million catalyst hypotheses and narrowed each field to about 1,000 candidates for laboratory testing. Eneos said the platform delivered more efficient simulations and better chemical representations by combining accelerated calculation, machine-learning interatomic potentials and automated workflows. The company set screening criteria that translated application needs into computational metrics for dielectric and thermal properties and catalytic activity. Eneos markets immersion-cooling fluids under the ENEOS IX series and said it will expand the use of AI tools to improve research efficiency and advance sustainability targets across its industrial materials portfolio.
Itochu Corp. and Castrol MoU
Itochu Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with Castrol and Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation to promote liquid cooling technologies for data centers in Japan as operators manage higher energy use and heat loads from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Castrol will supply cooling fluids and technical services including testing, preventive maintenance and training. Itochu will support commercial development and supply-chain planning, and Itochu Techno-Solutions will provide design, implementation and operational support. Interest in liquid cooling that uses electrically insulating fluids is increasing as air-based systems reach their limits and operators look for better efficiency, higher compute density and less reliance on central air conditioning. The companies plan to develop deployment models that balance reliability, safety and energy performance and will share knowledge, run pilot installations and support customer training to guide shifts from air cooling to hybrid or fully liquid-cooled environments as Japan prioritizes energy-efficient infrastructure.