DUG Technology Launches AI Cooling and Mobile Data Centers

High-performance computing company DUG Technology launched DUG Cool, an immersion-cooling system designed to mitigate the energy and water demands of AI data centers. The system utilizes a non-toxic, oil-like fluid to absorb heat, which reduces cooling power consumption to approximately 3% and lowers overall power usage by roughly 50% compared to traditional infrastructure. The technology also decreases water usage by more than 25%.

To facilitate global scaling, DUG licensed the system to the Baltimore Aircoil Company. The company further expanded its offerings with DUG Nomad, a mobile data center housed in shipping containers tailored for rugged environments or regions with strict data residency laws.

Founder Matt Lamont argues that Australia lags behind the United States and Europe in supporting small tech start-ups. He has called for a more flexible funding model for supercomputing resources to foster local innovation. These developments come as the Australian Energy Market Operator warns of increasing strain on the electricity grid caused by AI and cloud computing, while Data Centres Australia CEO Belinda Dennett identified energy as the primary bottleneck for building AI factories.