--- 格式版本: 2 标题: "What is liquid cooling? Nvidia claims near-zero water use, Microsoft study finds up to 52% drop in consumption - CNBC TV18" 原文链接: "https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/what-is-liquid-cooling-nvidia-claims-near-zero-water-use-microsoft-study-finds-up-to-52-drop-in-consumption-19930559.htm" 发布日期: "未标注" 发现时间: "2026-06-25T08:31:42+08:00" 入库时间: "2026-06-25T00:32:39.408Z" 来源平台: "Exa" 搜索渠道: "exa_search" 搜索词: "Liquid Cooling" 匹配关键词: - "Liquid Cooling" - "Immersion" 相关厂家: - "NVIDIA" - "Microsoft" 相关专家: [] 内容类型: "网页" 抓取工具: "XCrawl Scrape" 清洗工具: "XCrawl Markdown + LLM 正文裁剪" 原始附件: [] 图片摘要: - "✓ ./assets/img-f4b0f665.jpg | photo | Nvidia液冷数据中心基础设施实景图，展示服务器机柜与顶部冷却管道的连接架构，直观印证AI中心散热技术方案。" AI优质: "否" AI打分: 34 AI分档: "非优质" AI质检状态: "不通过" AI打分理由: "文章为液冷技术的一般性科普，未深入讨论超节点/AI Rack架构、核心部件或量产落地，技术细节浅，新颖性低，来源权威性一般。" AI质检模型: "deepseek-v4-flash" AI质检时间: "2026-07-30T01:19:09+08:00" AI主题相关性: 6 AI来源权威性: 5 AI新颖性: 6 AI技术细节: 5 AI商业部署信号: 5 AI完整性: 7 采集批次: "2026年6月25日8点31分40秒" 采集批次ID: "20260625-083140-140" 去重键: "https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/what-is-liquid-cooling-nvidia-claims-near-zero-water-use-microsoft-study-finds-up-to-52-drop-in-consumption-19930559.htm" --- ## Nvidia said that liquid cooling could significantly reduce water use in data centres. ![What is liquid cooling? Nvidia’s big bet to solve AI data centres' growing heat and water problem](https://images.cnbctv18.com/uploads/2026/06/nvidia-cooling-2026-06-741be10e4d3e741359a9179825c3a98a.jpg?impolicy=website&width=640&height=360 "What is liquid cooling? Nvidia’s big bet to solve AI data centres' growing heat and water problem") As artificial intelligence (AI) use continues to grow, so have concerns about the amount of water consumed by the data centres that support the technology. Nvidia, the company behind many of the chips used in AI systems, says that liquid cooling could significantly reduce water use in [data centres.](https://www.cnbctv18.com/tags/data-centres.htm) **What is liquid cooling?** Liquid cooling is a method used to keep computers and AI servers from overheating. Instead of using fans and air conditioning to cool the surrounding air, it uses a liquid that flows directly around or near the computer chips to absorb and carry away heat. The technology is becoming more common as [AI systems](https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/nvidia-ceo-says-ai-should-be-used-by-everyone-calls-for-new-social-norms-19926825.htm) use powerful chips that generate large amounts of heat. Because liquid removes heat more effectively than air, it can help data centres run more efficiently and use less energy. **Nvidia's take on liquid cooling** [Nvidia](https://www.cnbctv18.com/tags/nvidia.htm) cited research from the Manhattan Institute on social media platform X, claiming that data centres account for only about 0.2% of daily water use in the US. "That number has dramatically decreased in the past few years due to a new method: liquid cooling," the company said. Nvidia said newer AI facilities using 45-degree Celsius liquid cooling can switch from traditional cooling towers, which consume large amounts of water, to ‘dry coolers’ that use little or no water. According to the company, this could cut cooling-water use from around 2.6 million gallons per megawatt each year to nearly zero. "Liquid cooling enables AI factories to be both water and energy efficient, while creating opportunities for heat reuse and dispersal to local communities, allowing these factories to become energy grid assets," Nvidia wrote on X. > Water usage has been a hot topic in the AI data center world, but the numbers may surprise you. > > > According to the Manhattan Institute, data centers use 0.2 percent of daily water usage in the U.S. and that number has dramatically decreased in the past few years due to a new… [pic.twitter.com/QnlGrLR5ks](https://t.co/QnlGrLR5ks) > > — NVIDIA (@nvidia) [June 22, 2026](https://x.com/nvidia/status/2069147938098483586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Other research papers on liquid cooling tech** Microsoft's two-year study examined different cooling methods used in data centres and found that liquid-based systems, such as cold plates and immersion cooling, used less energy, consumed less water and produced fewer greenhouse gas emissions. According to the researchers, liquid cooling reduced water consumption by 31% to 52%, energy use by 15% to 20%, and greenhouse gas emissions by 15% to 21% compared with conventional air-cooling systems. Another research published in Science Direct notes that a typical air-cooled server rack can handle around 20-30 kilowatts of power. With liquid cooling, that capacity can increase to five times that value. AI servers using Nvidia's latest GB200 platform, especially the B200 chip, produce so much heat that they require direct liquid cooling. Hardware maker Supermicro says it had already shipped more than 2,000 liquid-cooled AI server racks by August 2024. The company is also expanding production to around 5,000 racks per month. Reports from research firm IDTechEx suggest that Supermicro may control about 75% of the liquid-cooled AI server rack market. The liquid cooling market is growing rapidly. The market is valued at around $5.65 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at a strong rate of about 24% every year from 2024 to 2034, according to Data Center Liquid Cooling Market - A Global and Regional Analysis. (Edited by: Sudarsanan Mani)