The Chemours Company has made major inroads into the development and manufacture of Opteon 2P50, a new heat-transfer fluid for two-phase immersion cooling (2-PIC).
The proprietary fluid is currently in the final testing stages for manufacturing capability, with initial commercialization targeted for 2025, pending appropriate regulatory approvals.
Chemours’ Opteon 2P50 is a proprietary hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) dielectric fluid designed to meet the growing demand for high-performing products that reduce environmental impact while enabling circularity.
Opteon 2P50 offers zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) and substantially lower global warming potential (GWP) compared to incumbent fluid.
Chemours’ introduction of Opteon 2P50 represents a critical step in positioning the company to meet a growing challenge brought on by a new era of data transmission driving a dramatic increase in demands for faster computing, AI capabilities, and other cutting-edge applications—all of which are based in technologies requiring elevated cooling capacities.
Chemours’ new 2-PIC fluid enables high-performance computing and energy-efficient cooling across a broad range of thermal management applications, according to Natalia Duchini, senior director, global technology at Chemours.
“Two-phase immersion cooling represents a tremendous unmet market need and Chemours is excited to be entering this space and investing in the present and future needs in such a significant way,” she said.
“We’ve innovated a next-generation fluid that meets or exceeds our customers’ most critical criteria for performance and efficiency. Moreover, by putting the power of our chemistry to work, it also ensures sustainability in an evolving environmental landscape.
Worldwide, data centres currently account for approximately one per cent of carbon emissions and approximately one per cent of electricity consumption. More than 95 per cent of data centres use traditional air- and water-cooling technologies. Customer trials of Chemours Opteon 2P50 have confirmed outstanding performance.
2-PIC can reduce data centre cooling energy consumption by more than 90 per cent and nearly eliminate water use, reducing operating expenses.
In addition, 2-PIC simplified cooling structure supports reduced capital expenditures by enabling up to a 60 per cent reduction in the physical data centre footprint, while ensuring optimum cooling capabilities to support next-generation high-performance computing applications.
The ability to reclaim and reuse the two-phase immersion fluid also creates a clear path to a circular economy.
“We’re working to create more than just an incremental improvement,” Duchini said. “Our vision is to set a new industry standard with the performance and thermal stability of Opteon 2P50.
In addition to playing a critical role in enabling 2-PIC technologies through enhanced thermal management performance, this new solution from Chemours will enable businesses and entire industries to reduce their physical footprint and environmental impact.”