Shell deploys GRC immersion tanks at Texas facility

Oil and gas company Shell, which also offers its own cooling fluid, has deployed a number of clusters from Penguin Solutions utilizing AMD processors inside GRC Immersion Cooling Systems at a data center in Houston, Texas. 

Copeland said, “Each of the GRC immersion systems (S10 Duo) you see in the video has the ability to cool 200kW using warm facility water. That’s up to 100kW per 42u rack with 90F water. If you have a cold water supply(~45F), you can almost double the capacity of each system. That’s a ton of compute in a small footprint. They have 1.2MW of compute in these racks.”

Sjors van de Rijt, global head of sustainability partnerships, technology and energy, Shell Energy, said, “The Shell Group has set a target to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. We play several roles on this journey. Our activities range from that of an energy producer and provider, to energy user ourselves, as well as partner for change. And it’s in support of all these activities that our HPC team in Shell IT is helping contribute to that goal. Delivering computational facilities for more efficient exploration and production of oil and natural gas is an important part of what Shell IT delivers.”