How Castrol Is Cooling the Data Centres of Tomorrow

Datacentremagazine · Jul 31, 2026 · 1922 words · By James Darley

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The article describes Castrol's expansion from automotive lubricants into the data center cooling market, specifically focusing on liquid and immersion cooling technologies. It highlights the company's R&D capabilities, monitoring solutions, and its goal to become an end-to-end service partner for hyperscalers.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 10

Techniques found 3

Topics 3

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What happened

How Castrol Is Cooling the Data Centres of Tomorrow In the public imagination, Castrol has long been a name associated with the world of motor racing.

Why it matters

Its distinctive red-and-green branding has decorated Formula One pit lanes and high-street garages the world over for more than 125 years.

Common ground

But the British lubricants giant has been diversifying into new business segments for some time now.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Authority, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What new context would change how readers understand this Technological Leadership story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that At the moment, Castrol offers two different forms of liquid cooling for data centres. The first is direct-to-chip cooling... The second approach is immersion cooling?
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confidence: 95%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Appeal to Authority 70% confidence

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Glittering Generalities 80% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “At the moment, Castrol offers two different forms of liquid cooling for data centres. The first is direct-to-chip cooling... The second approach is immersion cooling”

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Multiple sources confirm Castrol's strategic partnership and product offerings for both direct-to-chip and immersion cooling in data centres.

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web search NEUTRAL — Castrol’s data centre cooling business is one of its big diversification plays and it’s one rooted not in combustion, but in computation. In Castrol’s dedicated data centre division, the focus is on s…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/how-castrol-is-cooling-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Data Centre Cooling Fluids. Primary Loop Cooling. Direct-to-Chip Cooling.Castrol ON provides advanced thermal fluid technology, developed specifically to meet the demands of high-density computing.
https://www.dccoolingsolutions.com/news-thoughts-blog/DC-Coo…

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web search NEUTRAL — DC Cooling Solutions have combined a unique range of Castrol ON Liquid Cooling thermal fluids with performance enhancing additives and engineering expertise in hydronic systems, to provide a fully int…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/castrol-on-liquid-cooling_co-…

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Claim 2: “Castrol has developed what it calls online monitoring fluid solutions... sensors installed directly within the cooling loop that continuously sample the circulating fluid in real time”

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The specific phrase 'online monitoring fluid solutions' and the description of sensors in the cooling loop are mentioned in the Data Centre Magazine article, but not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Castrol’s data centre cooling business is one of its big diversification plays and it’s one rooted not in combustion, but in computation.With the quality of cooling fluids being a critical priority, C…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/how-castrol-is-cooling-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Any UOA data moving away from the normal values can have safety and financial impacts, and early detection can prevent these,” says Barry Sullivan, technical service engineer at Castrol. Castrol decid…
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/castrol-case-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Castrol has announced a strategic investment in thermal management specialist Electronic Cooling Solutions (ECS). Investment builds on Castrol's expansion beyond data centre liquid cooling fluids into…
https://www.castrol.com/en/global/corporate/about-castrol/ne…

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Claim 3: “You can even find our lubricants on Mars, where we have supported space exploration missions.”

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Three independent web sources confirm Castrol lubricants are used in NASA missions, specifically mentioning Mars Rovers and the InSight mission.

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web search NEUTRAL — Castrol lubricants have been used on NASA programmes and equipment since the 1960s. What is this mission doing? The InSight Mission is sending a robotic explorer to Mars to investigate the planet’s ‘i…
https://www.castrol.com/en_in/india/home/about-castrol/newsr…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Castrol provides lubrication and thermal-management fluids for different industries. You can even find our lubricants on Mars, where we have supported space exploration missions.
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/how-castrol-is-cooling-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Castrol's space-grade lubricants have been used in many NASA landmark operations: from the Apollo missions and Mars Rovers to the Space Shuttle programme, International Space Station and Hubble telesc…
https://www.adnkronos.com/immediapress/eng/castrol-proudly-p…

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Claim 4: “There are others in the US, China and Germany”

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While the evidence for claim 7 (Data Centre Magazine) mentions facilities in the US, China, and Germany, no other independent source provided confirms these specific locations.

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Claim 5: “Castrol's own immersion cooling fluids... are called DC 20 and DC 15.”

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Multiple sources, including official product data sheets, explicitly name 'DC 20' and 'DC 15' as Castrol's immersion cooling fluids.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marathon House is a landmark building completed in 1960 (then Castrol House), it exhibited the first use of an American-style fully-glazed curtain wall in England. It is 162 feet (49 m) high and has 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_House

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( KONG-kə-kaf; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six conti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenneth Paul Block (November 21, 1967 – January 2, 2023) was an American professional rally driver, extreme sports racer, and business entrepreneur with the Hoonigan Racing Division, formerly known as…
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Claim 6: “Castrol currently operates five of these testing facilities, with the main facility located in Berkshire, England”

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The specific count of five facilities and the location of the main facility in Berkshire are mentioned in the Data Centre Magazine article. Other sources mention a 'global network' but do not confirm the specific number 'five'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Castrol currently operates five of these testing facilities, with the main facility located in Berkshire, England, where the company’s global headquarters is situated. There are others in the US, Chin…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/how-castrol-is-cooling-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Castrol operates a global network of research facilities and technology teams beyond the Pangbourne site, providing localized support for lubricant development and testing in key markets.
https://grokipedia.com/page/castrol_technology_centre

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web search NEUTRAL — Castrol is a leading manufacturer, distributor and marketer of premium lubricating oils, greases and related services to automotive, industrial, marine, oil exploration and production customers across…
https://www.azom.com/suppliers.aspx?SupplierID=13922

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Claim 7: “Castrol was established 127 years ago”

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Wikipedia and Castrol heritage pages confirm the company was founded by Charles Wakefield in 1899. As of 2026 (the date in the provided evidence), this is exactly 127 years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1983 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 11 September 1983. The race was staged over 129 laps of the 3.1 km circui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Castrol_400

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- Superbike Racing (short: Castrol HONDA Superbike Racing) is a licensed motorcycle racing game, developed by Interactive Entertainment Ltd. The game features the Ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castrol_Honda_Superbike_Racing

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Honda HRC Castrol is the official factory team of the Honda Racing Corporation in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing (World Championship road racing), formerly backed by principal sponso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_HRC_Castrol

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Claim 8: “The firm has already launched its fluids for immersion cooling, for direct-to-chip systems and, most recently, for the facility water systems”

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No evidence was provided in the search results that specifically confirms the launch of fluids for 'facility water systems' alongside immersion and direct-to-chip.

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Claim 9: “A single high-end AI server rack can consume 50KW or more of power”

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Multiple industry sources confirm that high-end AI server racks can consume 50kW or more, with some reaching 100kW.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AI slop, also known as slop content or simply slop, is digital content made with generative artificial intelligence that is perceived as lacking in effort, quality, or meaning, and produced in high vo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by American software company Anthropic. Claude was released as an AI-based chatbot in March 2023. It is also used in AI-assisted software developm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code or other forms of data. Thes…
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Claim 10: “Its distinctive red-and-green branding has decorated Formula One pit lanes and high-street garages the world over for more than 125 years.”

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Multiple sources confirm Castrol's long history (over 125 years) and its presence in Formula One (Audi Revolut F1 partnership and historical racing).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stefan Bellof (20 November 1957 – 1 September 1985) was a German racing driver. Bellof was the winner of the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for the factory…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Bellof

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1968 Formula One season was the 22nd season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing. It featured the 19th World Championship of Drivers, the 11th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and three no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Formula_One_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alpine Racing Limited (), currently racing as BWT Alpine Formula One Team for sponsorship reasons, is the name under which the Enstone-based Formula One team has been competing since the start of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_F1_Team

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