Chemours enters immersion cooling market with HFO-based fluid

Opteon 2P50 is said to be currently in the final testing stages for manufacturing capability, with initial commercialisation targeted for 2025, pending appropriate regulatory approvals. 

The new 2-PIC fluid is said to enable high-performance computing and energy-efficient cooling across a broad range of thermal management applications.

Chemours describes the development as a critical step in positioning the company to meet the growing challenges of increasing demands for faster computing, AI capabilities, and other cutting-edge applications—all of which are based in technologies requiring elevated cooling capacities. 

“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,” said Natalia Duchini, senior director, global technology at Chemours. 

With more than 95% of data centres currently using traditional air- and water-cooling technologies, Chemours sees 2-PIC technology as the most sustainable, cost effective, and efficient alternative to traditional air-cooled data centres in terms of energy and water consumption. By submerging electronic equipment directly in a dielectric fluid, they can be cooled efficiently and safely, without the risk of hardware damage. 

Customer trials of of Opteon 2P50 are said to have shown that 2-PIC can reduce data centre cooling energy consumption by more than 90% 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% reduction in the physical data centre footprint. 

The ability to reclaim and reuse the two-phase immersion fluid also creates a clear path to a circular economy, Chemours says.