Alphabet’s Google is negotiating with Chinese firms, including Envicool, to acquire liquid cooling equipment for its data centers.
A procurement team from Google’s Taiwan operations recently visited China to secure components amid a tightening global supply.
The move addresses the extreme heat generated by AI workloads, which require more advanced cooling than traditional computing.
Surging demand for AI infrastructure is straining the supply of both advanced chips and essential ancillary hardware.
Google is expanding its supplier base to include Chinese partners despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.