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Cooling AI’s brain: New graphene additive slashes data center heat

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TSXV:GMG
24 August 2026 11:30 (EDT)

G Fluid data center cooling additive. (Source: Graphene Manufacturing Group)

As AI hyperscalers race to rack up computing power, they’re incentivizing innovations that make data centers as efficient as possible to both maximize profitability and minimize their environmental footprint.

Graphene Manufacturing Group (TSXV:GMG) is throwing its name into the ring with G Fluid, a graphene-based water additive for data centers and industrial cooling designed to increase heat transfer and reduce microbial and bacterial growth.

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Preliminary internal testing shows that a 1 per cent concentration of G Fluid increases heat transfer by about 20 per cent, while independent third-party testing demonstrated up to 87 per cent anti-microbial outcomes, positioning the additive to make a splash in a cooling water treatment chemicals market expected to grow from US$15 billion in 2026 to US$27.2 billion by 2035.

Looking ahead, the company has submitted an amendment application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to manufacture and sell graphene and its Thermal-XR, G Lubricant and G Fluid products in the United States. The amendment replaces the Significant New Use Notice submitted in June 2026 and is expected to be approved by September 2027.

Leadership commentary

“G Fluid lets a data centre, industrial plant or building operator improve the heat transfer of the water or coolant already running through their cooling loop, at a simple 1 per cent dose rate. Independent laboratory testing to the EN 1276 standard also shows a meaningful reduction in microbial growth in that same water, which matters for anyone managing corrosion, fouling and maintenance costs in a chiller system. We’re launching first into data centres, where cooling demand is growing fastest, but the same dosage works in industrial process chillers and building chiller systems, giving us a large market to grow into,” Craig Nicol, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Graphene Manufacturing Group, said in Monday’s news release.

“G Fluid is our fourth energy-saving product alongside Thermal-XR and G Lubricant, and it gives GMG a foothold in a cooling water treatment market worth more than US$15 billion a year globally, growing quickly as AI-driven data centre construction accelerates. It’s a strong example of how our graphene production capability keeps opening up new, commercially relevant applications across very different industries,” added Jack Perkowski, Chairman and Director.

About Graphene Manufacturing Group

Graphene Manufacturing Group is an Australian clean technology company developing energy-saving and energy storage solutions. At the core of these solutions is a proprietary graphene production process, whereby the company decomposes natural gas into its natural elements, including carbon and hydrogen.

Graphene Manufacturing Group stock (TSXV:GMG) is down by 0.94 per cent on the news trading at C$2.10 as of 10:17 am ET. The stock has added 133.33 per cent year-over-year and only 1.94 per cent since 2021.

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