Alice Group Launches Modular AI Data Center with Hot Water and Outdoor Air Cooling

Alice Group (Korea) has begun beta service on B300 GPUs in its modular AI data center AI PMDC, which simultaneously employs hot water cooling and outdoor air cooling. Full launch is planned within the current year.

Cooling System

The B300 module of AI PMDC uses hot water cooling with a heat transfer fluid temperature above 40 °C, combined with outdoor air cooling that reduces the heat transfer fluid temperature using ambient outdoor air. According to the company, this configuration reduces cooling energy consumption and achieves a PUE of 1.1 or below.

Modular Architecture

AI PMDC is a modular architecture in which the main data center equipment and systems are manufactured off-site and assembled on location. This shortens construction timelines compared with traditional data centers.

Project Context and Services

The project is implemented under the Republic of Korea Ministry of Science and ICT program for the provision, construction, and operation of advanced GPUs. Alice Group was selected as the operator in June. The company provides integrated services — from AI data center design and construction to GPU cloud operation — based on its proprietary AI PMDC platform and ECI cloud solution.

Prior Experience

Last year, Alice Group built an AI PMDC with B200 GPUs, claiming to be the first in Asia. The company positions the current B300 module with hot water and outdoor air cooling as the first of its kind in the world.

Company CEO Kim Che Won stated that the B300 beta service launch confirms the practical effectiveness of Alice Group's AI data center construction and operation technologies, and announced plans to continue developing AI PMDC and cloud technologies to strengthen the competitiveness of Korea's AI infrastructure.