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Samsung bets W240b on AI data center cooling
Samsung bets W240b on AI data center cooling The Korea Herald
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Samsung bets $170 million on data center cooling
Samsung bets $170 million on data center cooling Korea JoongAng Daily
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The data center divide: Forum addresses questions on water use, housing impacts
The data center divide: Forum addresses questions on water use, housing impacts KCRG
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Data center announcements in West Virginia spark concerns over water usage, transparency
Data center announcements in West Virginia spark concerns over water usage, transparency WCHS
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Amine-Type Corrosion Inhibitors Market to Reach 158 Index by 2035 on Data Center Cooling Demand
Amine-Type Corrosion Inhibitors Market to Reach 158 Index by 2035 on Data Center Cooling Demand IndexBox
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DATA CENTERS EXPLAINED: What their noise, water use and growing power demand mean for you.
DATA CENTERS EXPLAINED: What their noise, water use and growing power demand mean for you. wfmynews2.com
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Wallonia Blocks Google River Cooling Permit for AI Data Center Over Drought
Wallonia Blocks Google River Cooling Permit for AI Data Center Over Drought Tech Times
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Sponsored: The modernization imperative for data center resiliency: Riding the heatwaves
As rising temperatures and high-density AI workloads place increasing pressure on critical infrastructure, modernizing cooling systems are becoming essential for maintaining uptime, efficiency, and resilience
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Drought Puts a Spotlight on Hidden Data Center Water Use
As drought grips Virginia, Prince William County is pushing to learn how much water local data centers actually use — and why that's been hard to…
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As drought grips Virginia, Prince William County challenges hidden data center water use
As drought grips Virginia, Prince William County challenges hidden data center water use Yahoo
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The ‘Business Case’ for Data Centers: Whose Numbers Count?
A new piece on the data center business case is a reminder: the math behind these projects shapes your power bills, water use, and taxes.
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Namecheap Outage Hits Websites, DNS and Email After Phoenix Data Center Cooling Failure
Namecheap Outage Hits Websites, DNS and Email After Phoenix Data Center Cooling Failure finchannel
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Riverkeeper questions potential water usage for Effingham data center
Riverkeeper questions potential water usage for Effingham data center Yahoo
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Malaysia to launch palm oil-based immersion cooling fluid for data centers
Malaysia to launch palm oil-based immersion cooling fluid for data centers Data Center Dynamics
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Airway Heights considers data center proposal amid community concerns over water usage
Airway Heights considers data center proposal amid community concerns over water usage KXLY.com
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AI Data Center Stocks Retail Investors Are Watching For Power Cooling And Server Demand
AI Data Center Stocks Retail Investors Are Watching For Power Cooling And Server Demand simplywall.st
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Planning liquid cooling for new AI data center builds in India
Planning liquid cooling for new AI data center builds in India Data Center Dynamics
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Sponsored: Planning liquid cooling for new AI data center builds in India
Identifying which liquid cooling architecture to design for
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Vertiv shares rebound sharply as AI data center demand boosts liquid cooling growth prospects.
Vertiv shares rebound sharply as AI data center demand boosts liquid cooling growth prospects. Pluang
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Perfect storm: Drought, data centers and NDAs
Perfect storm: Drought, data centers and NDAs Prince William Times
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The Largest Data Center In California Has Been Denied Water For Cooling — Now It's Suing A Public Agency
The Largest Data Center In California Has Been Denied Water For Cooling — Now It's Suing A Public Agency Yahoo
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Propylene Glycol Heat Transfer Media Market to Reach 170 Index by 2035 on Data Center Cooling Demand
Propylene Glycol Heat Transfer Media Market to Reach 170 Index by 2035 on Data Center Cooling Demand IndexBox
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India: Data centers boom as water supply runs low
India: Data centers boom as water supply runs low dw.com
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Why AAON (AAON) Raised 2026 Guidance on Data Center Cooling Strength but Shares Fell 10.2%
Why AAON (AAON) Raised 2026 Guidance on Data Center Cooling Strength but Shares Fell 10.2% Yahoo Finance
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nVent Expands Data Center Liquid Cooling Capacity
nVent Expands Data Center Liquid Cooling Capacity Data Center Frontier
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AQ Matic Valves & Controls Highlights F Series Inline Flow Meter for Accurate, Low-Maintenance Water Measurement in Data Center Cooling and Facility Water Applications
AQ Matic Valves & Controls Highlights F Series Inline Flow Meter for Accurate, Low-Maintenance Water Measurement in Data Center Cooling and Facility Water Applications Data Center Frontier
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Indian liquid cooling firm KühlTherm launches, offers RDHx and CDUs
Indian liquid cooling firm KühlTherm launches, offers RDHx and CDUs Data Center Dynamics
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Apex Water and Process Introduces Fluid-to-Facility™ Framework for Data Center Cooling Assurance
Apex Water and Process Introduces Fluid-to-Facility™ Framework for Data Center Cooling Assurance The National Law Review
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Data center rage appears to be cooling off
Data center rage appears to be cooling off Deseret News
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Meta, OpenAI agree to Texas data center standards aimed at protecting grid and water supply
Meta, OpenAI agree to Texas data center standards aimed at protecting grid and water supply cbs19.tv
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Aaon crushes earnings estimates as data-center cooling demand surges (AAON:NASDAQ)
Aaon crushes earnings estimates as data-center cooling demand surges (AAON:NASDAQ) Seeking Alpha
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Data Centre Cooling Market worth $37.62 billion by 2033 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™
Data Centre Cooling Market worth $37.62 billion by 2033 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™ PR Newswire
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Liquid Cooling’s Rise Signals Bigger, Thirstier Data Centers
A market report projects big growth in data-center liquid cooling by 2035 — a sign AI campuses are scaling up fast. Here's what that means locally.
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Data Center Liquid Cooling Market to Reach USD 23.24 Billion by 2035 | Technologies Compete to Support Gigawatt Scale AI Data Center Campuses | DataM Intelligence
Data Center Liquid Cooling Market to Reach USD 23.24 Billion by 2035 | Technologies Compete to Support Gigawatt Scale AI Data Center Campuses | DataM Intelligence Macau…
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From Water Consumption to Water Stewardship: New Risks Emerging for Data Center Cooling Systems
From Water Consumption to Water Stewardship: New Risks Emerging for Data Center Cooling Systems JD Supra
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News | States to regulate data center water use; Projects face workforce crunch; Preleasing ramps up
News | States to regulate data center water use; Projects face workforce crunch; Preleasing ramps up CoStar
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Sponsored: Efficient data center water cooling for Australia’s market
Australia’s data center market is entering a new phase of growth
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Data Centers and the West’s Water Squeeze: What to Know
A new commentary warns data centers could deepen Western drought. Here's the plain-language context on how data centers use water.
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The Data Center-Driven Drought is Coming for the West
The Data Center-Driven Drought is Coming for the West CounterPunch.org
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Oklahoma farmer, data center CEO back bills signed by Gov. Stitt to protect ratepayers, water supply
Oklahoma farmer, data center CEO back bills signed by Gov. Stitt to protect ratepayers, water supply KOCO
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Why a Chinese Cooling Vendor’s PR Push Still Matters Here
A vendor press release about liquid cooling innovations is a reminder: cooling tech shapes how much power and water your local data center uses.
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AI Data Center Water Usage Statistics 2026
AI Data Center Water Usage Statistics 2026 About Chromebooks
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Top 5 Innovations Formulated by EXTRCOOL, a China Leading Data Center Liquid Cooling System Supplier
Top 5 Innovations Formulated by EXTRCOOL, a China Leading Data Center Liquid Cooling System Supplier EIN Presswire
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Greensboro weighs 120-day pause on data centers, citing power and water use
Greensboro weighs 120-day pause on data centers, citing power and water use WXLV
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Gov. Abbott orders review of proposed data centers as AI boom raises questions about Texas power grid, water use
Gov. Abbott orders review of proposed data centers as AI boom raises questions about Texas power grid, water use Click2Houston
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New York pauses some data center proposals as scrutiny grows over AI power and water use
New York pauses some data center proposals as scrutiny grows over AI power and water use KATU
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Daikin Applied's DDC Solutions Opens Live AI Cooling Showcase in Operating Data Center
Daikin Applied's DDC Solutions Opens Live AI Cooling Showcase in Operating Data Center PR Newswire
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Vertiv Expands Global Manufacturing Capacity for AI-Ready Data Center Cooling Solutions
Vertiv Expands Global Manufacturing Capacity for AI-Ready Data Center Cooling Solutions CXOToday.com
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Abbott orders pause on data center approvals until audit on power, water use completed
Abbott orders pause on data center approvals until audit on power, water use completed WFAA
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Data Centers' Water Use Tripled Since 2014
Data Centers' Water Use Tripled Since 2014 Legis1
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DCD News: July review
DCD's Zoe Turner, Zachary Skidmore and Matt Gooding explore July's biggest data center stories, from AI-driven energy demand and M&A activity to grid challenges and emerging…
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Johnson Controls Launches Data Center Cooling Design Guide to Increase AI Computing Capacity
Johnson Controls Launches Data Center Cooling Design Guide to Increase AI Computing Capacity Construction Owners
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Water Supply and Treatment; FIFA 2026 Media Takeaway; and Orbital Data Center Momentum
Water Supply and Treatment; FIFA 2026 Media Takeaway; and Orbital Data Center Momentum S&P Global
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Questions over water use continue as Google data center debate grows in Botetourt County
Questions over water use continue as Google data center debate grows in Botetourt County WSET
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Is Cooling-Defined Infrastructure the Future of AI Data Centers?
Is Cooling-Defined Infrastructure the Future of AI Data Centers? The Futurum Group
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Caltech and Sophia Space advance Korea-relevant space data center cooling - CHOSUNBIZ
Caltech and Sophia Space advance Korea-relevant space data center cooling - CHOSUNBIZ Chosunbiz
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GCM expands range of high-performance heat sinks to cater for liquid-cooled data centers
Australian vendor's graphite-based products could boost cooling performance
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nVent Expands Data Center Liquid Cooling Capacity
nVent Expands Data Center Liquid Cooling Capacity The Manila Times
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nVent to Expand Minnesota Manufacturing Capacity for Data Center Liquid Cooling Solutions
nVent to Expand Minnesota Manufacturing Capacity for Data Center Liquid Cooling Solutions Quiver Quantitative
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New nVent site expected to employ more than 200 for AI cooling
New nVent site expected to employ more than 200 for AI cooling Stock Titan
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