February 21, 2026
6.5 GW Building, No Water Plan, No Local ConsentUTA Presidential Distinguished Professor Dereje Agonafer is leading a DOE ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS initiative to push cooling energy below 5% of IT load, down from today's 40%.
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Dereje Agonafer is a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Texas at Austin who conducts research on thermal management and cooling systems relevant to data center operations.
February 21, 2026
6.5 GW Building, No Water Plan, No Local ConsentUTA Presidential Distinguished Professor Dereje Agonafer is leading a DOE ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS initiative to push cooling energy below 5% of IT load, down from today's 40%.
February 18, 2026
Texas Attracts Megawatts Faster Than It Can Write the Rules to Manage ThemProfessor Dereje Agonafer's team at UT Arlington, backed by $42 million in ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS funding, is targeting a proof of concept by mid-2026 that would cut cooling from 40% of total facility power to under 5%.
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