Liquid Cooling Powering The Next Era Of Sustainable Compute
DCD, December 12,2025
AI is rewriting the rules of digital infrastructure, fueling an unprecedented surge in energy demand as each query, output, and generative task triggers billions of calculations.
The International Energy Agency projects that data center consumption could hit 1,000TWh by 2030, more than double today's levels, while hyperscale facilities now draw hundreds of megawatts.
Nvidia forecasts racks could reach 1MW apiece by 2027. With every watt consumed by processors turning into heat, cooling already accounts for almost 40 percent of total data center energy use. AI is not just accelerating digital innovation; it's redrawing the physical and environmental boundaries of compute itself.