{"slug": "lg-electronics-sk-enmove-team-up-on-ai-data-center-cooling", "title": "LG Electronics, SK Enmove team up on AI data center cooling", "summary": "LG Electronics and SK Enmove agreed Wednesday to jointly develop next-generation cooling materials and technologies for artificial intelligence data centers and other high-heat applications, including low-emission refrigerants, compressor lubricants and immersion cooling systems. The two companies plan to develop refrigerants with a global warming potential below 150 that are free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with SK Enmove evaluating refrigerant candidates and LG testing their suitability for commercial HVAC products. The deal expands an existing immersion cooling partnership that also involves US-based Green Revolution Cooling, as the companies assess deployment in energy-storage systems and electric-vehicle components.", "body_md": "LG Electronics and SK Enmove have agreed to jointly develop next-generation cooling materials and technologies for artificial intelligence data centers and other high-heat applications, the companies said Wednesday.\n\nUnder the agreement, the two will collaborate on low-emission refrigerants, compressor lubricants and immersion cooling systems for residential, commercial and industrial equipment.\n\nThe partnership combines LG’s heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems expertise with SK Enmove’s capabilities in refrigerants and lubricant development. LG said they aim to strengthen their position as demand grows for more energy-efficient thermal management in AI infrastructure and other industries.\n\nLG and SK Enmove plan to develop refrigerants with a global warming potential below 150 that are free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The materials are intended to comply with tightening environmental rules in Europe, North America and other markets while maintaining safety and cooling performance.\n\nSK Enmove will develop and evaluate refrigerant candidates, while LG will test their suitability for commercial HVAC products and systems.\n\nThe companies will also develop compressor lubricants optimized for the new refrigerants. Such oils reduce friction and wear in compressors, helping improve system reliability, efficiency and cost competitiveness.\n\nThe agreement expands an existing partnership on immersion cooling, which places servers and other heat-generating equipment directly in electrically non-conductive fluid. The technology is gaining traction in AI data centers because it can remove heat more efficiently than conventional air cooling and reduce power consumption.\n\nLG and SK Enmove have been working with US-based Green Revolution Cooling on technology trials and commercialization opportunities. They will now assess whether immersion cooling can also be deployed in energy-storage systems, electric-vehicle components and other high-heat electrical equipment.\n\n“Thermal management is a critical factor determining energy efficiency and product performance,” SK Enmove Chief Executive Officer Kim Wone-kee said.\n\nLee Jae-sung, head of LG Electronics’ Eco Solution business, said the partnership would help the companies strengthen their next-generation thermal-management offerings and pursue new opportunities in global markets.\n\nherim@heraldcorp.com", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lg-electronics-sk-enmove-team-up-on-ai-data-center-cooling", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10883064", "published_at": "2026-09-23 01:04:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-23 01:22:58.970436+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["LG Electronics", "SK Enmove", "Kim Wone-kee", "Lee Jae-sung", "Green Revolution Cooling"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lg-electronics-sk-enmove-team-up-on-ai-data-center-cooling", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lg-electronics-sk-enmove-team-up-on-ai-data-center-cooling.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lg-electronics-sk-enmove-team-up-on-ai-data-center-cooling.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lg-electronics-sk-enmove-team-up-on-ai-data-center-cooling.jsonld"}}