China's drive for efficient datacenters has made liquid cooling mainstream

Regulations aimed at improving energy efficiency of Chinese datacenters are driving rapid adoption of liquid cooling tech, in the Middle Kingdom at least, according to manufacturing giant Inspur. “The request for liquid cooling has been crazy,” Inspur Systems VP of Technical Operations Alan Chang told The Register. “A couple …

[Anonymous Coward]

Liquid cooling also provides more opportunites for co-generation and waste heat recycling

And CPU's thrive at temperatures above where the exhaust air ends up at, so you may be able to achieve further offsets by using the heat for other work or in place of heat supplied to other systems.

Only question is how long until the steam and pipe fitters union knocks on the door. Data center plumber has a fun ring to it, but it's probably going to be "thermal management engineer".

[NeilPost]

Re: Liquid cooling also provides more opportunites for co-generation and waste heat recycling

I’d build a Datacentre close to my Mum’s house, so she can turn off her Combi boiler and hitch up the radiators to the water cooling system.

It’s old folk face of the sun hot in there 24x365.

[Aitor 1]

Re: Liquid cooling also provides more opportunites for co-generation and waste heat recycling

So, Stirling engines, or heatpumps and district heating?