Crystal Lagoons and the Sustainable Future of Data Center Cooling

29 April, 2025 / News

As data centers face rising energy demands, Crystal Lagoons offers an innovative and efficient solution: crystalline lagoons that reduce electricity consumption and minimize carbon footprint

Data centers consume massive amounts of energy, particularly in their cooling systems, which can represent up to 50% of total energy use. With the surge in digital demand and growing sustainability requirements, the industry is actively seeking technologies that reduce costs, are environmentally friendly, and can scale globally. In this context, Crystal Lagoons introduces a disruptive solution: using crystalline lagoons as an efficient, ecological, and cost-effective cooling system for data centers.

Sustainable and Efficient Technology for Cooling Data Centers

Crystal Lagoons® patented technology, known as Eco-Heated Lagoons, allows for sustainable cooling of data centers using crystalline lagoons, while simultaneously heating these large bodies of water, addressing one of the main barriers in the data center industry.

Key Benefits

Some of the benefits of Crystal Lagoons® cooling technology include:

Up to 50% reduction in cooling energy consumption
Use of any type of water: seawater, freshwater, or brackish, with no alternative use
Operates in a closed-circuit system, avoiding water waste
Significantly reduces carbon footprint
Requires minimal maintenance and has low operational costs compared to traditional chillers

Profitability and Scalability for the Digital Industry

Cooling is a critical concern for data centers, and Crystal Lagoons is responding to this need with a high-impact, globally scalable, and sustainable solution that stands out for:

Implementation in both new and existing projects
Reduced dependency on the electrical grid and lower peak energy demand
Potential eligibility for Sustainable certifications and tax incentives
Modular and scalable design
Improved Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)
High-quality water for cooling purposes
Utilization of residual heat

The First Project

The innovation multinational company already has its first project underway. The system will be implemented in a Public Access Lagoons®development, specifically Angel Lagoon in Texas. The complex is being developed by Crystal Lagoons in partnership with Land Tejas, a well-known U.S. real estate developer.

The project is located in Dayton, 40 minutes from Houston, and a 6 MW data center will be built on the site, cooled by the already inaugurated 4.2-acre crystalline lagoon. The data center will be built and operated by Deep Green Energy, a subsidiary of UK-based Octopus Energy, one of the world’s leading energy companies.

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