Vertiv expands liquid cooling ecosystem with Dow and Solenis

An expanded Dow collaboration and new Solenis partnership bring together cooling infrastructure, fluid chemistry, monitoring and lifecycle services to help operators manage liquid cooling systems supporting high-density AI workloads and improve performance throughout their lifecycle.

Vertiv has announced a global ecosystem offering that combines an expanded collaboration with Dow and a new partnership with Solenis to support integrated management of liquid cooling infrastructure for AI workloads.

The initiative brings together Vertiv’s thermal infrastructure, monitoring and service capabilities with Dow’s coolant technologies and Solenis’ specialty chemicals and water treatment expertise. The companies aim to help operators manage cooling infrastructure and fluid health as an interconnected system.

Integrating thermal infrastructure and fluid management

According to Vertiv, rising computing densities associated with AI workloads require operators to coordinate the entire cooling chain. This includes heat rejection, chilled water infrastructure, facility and technology cooling loops, coolant distribution, fluid chemistry, filtration, leak detection and controls.

“AI is changing liquid cooling from an equipment decision into a system-management imperative,” said Ron Bednar, Senior Vice President of Global and Americas Services at Vertiv. “Operators need to manage thermal infrastructure, fluid health, monitoring and lifecycle service as one interconnected discipline. We believe that managing these complex interdependencies and fluid chemistry together will help operators improve system efficiency and uptime, reduce risk and extend equipment life.”

Vertiv has expanded its collaboration with Dow through the Dow Coolant Care Network. The separate partnership with Solenis adds fluid management and water treatment expertise to support thermal infrastructure services throughout the system lifecycle.

System compatibility and commissioning

The ecosystem will help customers assess compatibility across cooling fluids, materials and infrastructure components, while designing systems for maintainability and operational efficiency.

It will also support engineered flushing, precision filling, commissioning and filtration practices. Vertiv said these processes are intended to maintain system cleanliness and protect cooling infrastructure.

The offering combines these services with fluid quality management to help operators identify system issues and maintain cooling performance over time.

Monitoring and lifecycle optimisation

Vertiv’s Next Predict monitoring and analytics platform will provide visibility into thermal infrastructure. Continuous monitoring and integrated leak detection technologies are intended to help operators identify emerging issues and respond earlier.

The ecosystem will also use analytics, software and operational data to support improvements in efficiency and water utilisation. Fluid chemistry management across technology cooling and facility water systems will be based on operating conditions, with the aim of supporting equipment life and reducing total ownership costs.

Vertiv said the initiative brings thermal infrastructure, fluid health, monitoring and lifecycle services into a common operating model for high-density liquid-cooled infrastructure.