SK Innovation announced on the 12th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a data center infrastructure company based in Singapore, to promote the data center energy solutions business at the SK Serin Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 11th. BDC is a global data center company that develops and operates data centers with a total capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) in the Asia-Pacific region, including Malaysia, Thailand, and India.
According to this memorandum of understanding, SK Innovation will provide energy solutions for BDC's ultra-large artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Malaysia. SK Innovation plans to implement an AI-based energy management system (DCMS) in the data center, design auxiliary power sources such as energy storage systems (ESS) and fuel cells, and apply dedicated solutions for data centers, including advanced immersion cooling technology and refrigerant supply.
The DCMS provided by SK monitors the power flow and abnormal signals throughout the data center, ensuring that backup generators and auxiliary power sources are activated in a timely manner. The immersion cooling technology commercialized by SK's subsidiary, SK Enmove, is a method that directly immerses servers in immersion cooling fluids for cooling.
An official from SK Innovation said, "We plan to demonstrate the world's top-level power stability that remains unwavering even in crisis situations such as blackouts, as well as our energy-saving technology like immersion cooling, and by developing and validating energy solutions needed for global ultra-large data centers, we aim to leap forward as a provider of tailored integrated energy solutions for customers in the global market."
Kim Moo-hwan, head of the energy solutions division at SK Innovation, stated, "Using this MOU with BDC as an opportunity, we plan to evaluate the technology and economic efficiency of AI data center energy solutions and move forward with commercialization in the global market," and added, "We will also proceed with joint research and development (R&D) with global AI data center corporations as needed in the future."