Dew Point Systems Emerges with Patented Cooling Tech Aimed at Slashing Data Center Energy Use
December 16, 2025
A new UK-based startup, Dew Point Systems, has launched with a mission to tackle one of the data center industry's most pressing challenges: the enormous energy consumption of cooling systems. As global data demand surges, the environmental and operational costs of thermal management are under intense scrutiny, making innovations in efficient cooling critical for the sector's sustainable growth.
The company is a spin-out from the University of Hull, commercializing a patented indirect evaporative cooling technology developed over 15 years of academic research. The launch was conducted in collaboration with Cambridge Future Tech, a venture firm specializing in scaling university research into commercial enterprises.
The core technology, termed a "super performance dew point cooler," operates on the principle of water evaporation to cool air. Dr. Xiaoli Ma, a senior research fellow at the University of Hull who led the research, emphasized the broader context: "We are focused on developing technologies to tackle climate change. Air cooling systems are huge consumers of electricity, with air conditioning and electric fans accounting for about 10 percent of all global energy consumption." Early real-world testing of the technology has demonstrated dramatic efficiency gains, with Dr. Ma noting that cooling energy consumption was reduced by approximately 90 percent compared to conventional systems.
The technology's development pathway included testing a 100kW system, and prior deployments of ten smaller 10kW units at Hull City Council's Maritime Data Centre following trials at the university's Aura Innovation Centre. Owen Thompson, CEO of Cambridge Future Tech, cited the "quality of the engineering" as the key factor in backing the venture, highlighting its potential to address the "growing challenge of data centre cooling."
Nick Simmons, CEO of Dew Point Systems, stated, "I’m thrilled to be working with the teams from the University of Hull and Cambridge Future Tech to commercialise dew point cooling. Sustainable cooling is critical to the energy transition, especially given the relentless growth of data centers." The company is currently raising pre-seed funding to build its team and establish commercial channels to market.
The emergence of Dew Point Systems signals a continued push within the industry to move beyond traditional air conditioning. If successfully scaled, such high-efficiency evaporative cooling solutions could significantly reduce the carbon footprint and operational expenses of data centers, particularly in suitable climates, offering a compelling alternative amid rising power costs and sustainability mandates.
Source: datacenterdynamics
