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BAC SECURES EXCLUSIVE AND WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO DUG ’ S IMMERSION COOLING TECHNOLOGY
Baltimore Aircoil Company ( BAC ), a global leader in data centre cooling solutions , has announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with DUG Technology ( DUG ).
This strategic partnership grants BAC exclusive rights to DUG ’ s proven and patented immersion-cooling technology designed for high-density data centres .
DUG ’ s innovative solution allows data centre operators to achieve higher compute densities at world-class energy efficiency levels within the same space . This development transforms data centre infrastructure designs with lower energy usage and carbon impact .
By integrating DUG ’ s immersion-cooling technology , BAC expands its portfolio of evaporative , hybrid and dry cooling products to now include indoor immersion cooling solutions to provide data centre customers with even more advanced options to meet its future cooling needs .
“ This partnership with DUG represents a significant milestone for BAC ,” said Don Fetzer , President of BAC . “ By incorporating DUG ’ s advanced immersion-cooling technology , we are taking
a major step forward in providing sustainable , next-generation cooling solutions for data centres . Our combined expertise along with our global manufacturing footprint ensures that we continue to lead the way in addressing the challenges of highdensity computing , in line with our vision of reinventing cooling to sustain the world .”
Start Campus , a company focused on designing , building and operating a new generation of sustainable data centres , has announced the award of additional power by REN , the Portuguese transmission system operator .
This expanded power allocation brings the total IT capacity secured for SINES DC to 1.2GW , an increase on the initial 495MW , making it the largest colocation site in Europe with fully secured grid power .
SINES DC BECOMES EUROPEAN LEADER WITH 1.2GW IT CAPACITY
SINES DC , which has land secured for the full campus , uses seawater cooling to minimise its environmental impact and improve efficiency . This unique offering positions Start Campus at the forefront of the data centre market evolution to deliver large-scale , AI-ready and sustainable data centre solutions .
The campus , located south of Lisbon and comprising six buildings ( SIN01-06 ), will be developed incrementally until 2030 :
• SIN01 : The first building with an initial 14MW of IT capacity is set to be operational by Q4 2024 . In direct response to the requirements of its customers and , through the use of liquid cooling technologies , its capacity is being expanded to 26MW .
• SIN02-06 : Each subsequent building will support up to 240MW of IT capacity and will be constructed sequentially , with SIN02 ready for service from 2026 . All buildings are expected to be operational by 2030 .
This power allocation follows the commitment by REN to make significant investments to extend and develop the transmission network in the high-demand area of Sines . Throughout its phased development , Start Campus continues to support the development of the Sines region and will contribute to renewable energy developments in Portugal . �
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