Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has partnered with Refroid Technologies to launch India’s first domestically developed liquid coolant designed specifically for AI-driven and sovereign data centers. This breakthrough marks a significant step toward enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability within India’s growing digital infrastructure.
Data centers, which are essential to the digital economy, often face challenges due to high energy consumption and heat generation. The new liquid coolant from BPCL and Refroid Technologies offers a cutting-edge solution to improve cooling efficiency, reduce Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), and minimize carbon emissions. This innovation is expected to transform the operational efficiency of data centers in India and globally, in line with the country’s focus on energy-efficient and sustainable technologies.
BPCL is the first Indian energy company to spearhead such an initiative, highlighting its commitment to innovation and environmental responsibility. By applying its expertise in advanced materials and energy solutions, BPCL aims to set a new industry benchmark with the coolant’s use in its own data centers, showcasing its benefits in efficiency and sustainability.
“We are proud to lead this innovative project, which represents a major milestone in India’s energy independence and sustainability journey,” said Shubhankar Sen, Executive Director at BPCL. “This indigenous coolant will contribute significantly to global environmental goals and support India’s AI and data sovereignty efforts, reinforcing India’s role as a leader in technology.”
“We’re excited to launch this game-changing technology with BPCL,” said Satya Bhavaraju, CEO of Refroid Technologies. “This achievement demonstrates India’s leadership in high-tech innovations while addressing the global challenges of energy efficiency and carbon neutrality. Data centers using this coolant can reduce costs and environmental impact while optimizing performance.”
Refroid Technologies, a leader in advanced liquid cooling, worked closely with BPCL’s R&D team to create a high-performance liquid coolant tailored to India’s unique environmental conditions. The indigenous liquid coolant offers significant advantages for data centers, enhancing energy efficiency by reducing Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). This contributes to lower operational costs and a more sustainable infrastructure. The coolant allows for increased power density, enabling data centers to accommodate more computing power per rack compared to traditional air-cooled systems. Additionally, it is specifically designed to function effectively across India’s varied climatic conditions, ensuring optimal performance in diverse environments.
Beyond efficiency, the coolant plays a crucial role in supporting India’s sustainability and technological ambitions. By lowering the carbon footprint, it aligns with the nation’s clean energy initiatives. It also facilitates high-performance AI applications and secure data management, strengthening India’s sovereign data infrastructure. Moreover, being fully developed and manufactured domestically, it bolsters the Make in India initiative, promoting local innovation and self-reliance in advanced cooling technologies.
The collaboration between BPCL and Refroid Technologies represents a major step forward in creating sustainable solutions for India’s tech industry. With this innovative coolant, the companies are setting new standards in green technology and data center efficiency.
BPCL, a Fortune Global 500 company, is India’s second-largest oil marketing company, involved in refining crude oil, marketing petroleum products, and expanding its presence in the energy sector. The company is focused on reducing its environmental impact and plans to offer electric vehicle charging stations at 7,000 fuel stations over the next five years. BPCL is also working towards becoming a Net Zero Energy Company by 2040. Refroid Technologies is a leading innovator in liquid cooling solutions, committed to advancing sustainable and energy-efficient technologies for high-performance computing and data centers.
