Joe Star (Business Development Manager at ExxonMobil) shares valuable perspectives on the future of immersion fluids and their potential impact on the data center industry’s sustainability and operational efficiency.
Key takeaways:
FLUID CHARACTERISTICS
FLUID SELECTIONS
FLUID LIFESPAN
TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
In this podcast, Star discusses the emerging field of liquid immersion cooling, particularly in data centers and the role of fluids in this space. When asked about the future of immersion fluids, Star says the expectation is that its market share of data centers cooled by immersion fluids vs alternative methods will grow from the current 8% to 18% by 2032.1
1 Source: Omdia market forecast (23 edition)
Joe is currently the Business Development Manager at ExxonMobil Product Solutions; based in London.
Joe has held a number of roles throughout the lubricant and fluid value chain during his time with ExxonMobil; which he joined following the completion of his Mechanical Engineering degree in 2015.
Joe's roles in ExxonMobil have ranged from leading a technical used oil analysis program for two-stroke marine engines, through to managing the MobilGardTM and Mobil JetTM brands for ExxonMobil's finished lubricants business. Joe is currently responsible for sales and marketing activities for Specialty Products with ExxonMobil.