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MarketsandMarkets forecasts $17.31 billion direct-to-chip cooling market
AI, high-performance computing and hyperscale workloads are set to drive 26.5% annual growth through 2032, with single-phase systems leading.
Vertiv Expands AI-Ready Data Center Cooling Capacity in Italy
The project is expected to double regional chiller capacity by end-2026, with a large-scale testing laboratory due in early 2027.
MHI ships 10MW-class chiller to Georgia for AI cooling
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has shipped a 10MW-class centrifugal chiller test unit to the United States, with arrival at the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, scheduled around July. The unit, rated at approximately 34.1 million BTU/h, is intended to support high-density AI workloads and marks a commercialization milestone in MHI’s integrated AI infrastructure strategy. MHI is
ExhaustFlow launches airflow system for US data center chillers
The patented base system targets condenser air recirculation, with company modelling showing an 18.8% efficiency improvement.
Mitsubishi Electric acquires Dutch HVAC firms for data center cooling
The deal combines APAC and COMPAC's installation and maintenance expertise with Mitsubishi Electric's existing product portfolio.
MHI cuts cooling energy 2.3% at Fujitsu data center
System-level controls improved temperature distribution by 2°C, with sitewide deployment projected to cut cooling energy use by 7.6%.
MarketsandMarkets forecasts data center chillers at $2.81 billion by 2032
Water-cooled chillers are set to lead product share, while liquid coolant systems and Asia Pacific post the fastest growth.
Trane Expands Finland and Denmark Operations for Data Centre Cooling
Lauri Salmia will lead the two markets as Trane adds liquid cooling and heat recovery support to its Nordic data centre offering.
HVAC Data Center Market to Reach USD 31.80 Billion by 2032
AI workloads are driving thermal management demand, while Asia Pacific is forecast as the fastest-growing regional market.
Vertiv opens Malaysia plant for AI power and cooling systems
The Johor site adds full-scale testing for liquid cooling and power systems and is expected to create hundreds of skilled jobs in 2027.
Hitema Adds 2.5 MW Chillers for AI Data Centers
The oil-free series supports direct-to-chip and liquid-to-liquid cooling, with free-cooling models operating in ambient temperatures up to 52°C.
NTT Data and Daikin Test AI-Based Data Center Cooling Control
The project targets lower energy use and costs through coordinated control of air-conditioning, heat-source and liquid-cooling equipment.
Insights on Data Centres
Power, Water, and Heat: How Site Resources Now Decide the Refrigerant in a Data Center
For an engineer reading a data center brief in 2026, the first constraint is rarely the heat load. It is whether the site has the electricity, the water, and a use for the rejected heat to run a given cooling scheme at all. The cooling technology, and with it the refrigerant, follows from what the
How Europe’s HVAC Market Is Shifting: A Conversation with Johnson Controls’ Jens von Ebbe
At MCE 2026 in Milan, Sergei Mukminov, Editor-in-Chief of Refindustry.com, spoke with Jens von Ebbe, General Manager HVAC Equipment EMEA at Johnson Controls. The conversation covers three years of market shifts under his leadership — from the accelerating move to natural refrigerants and the explosive growth of data centre cooling, to the 41-city Innovation Studio
MCE 2026 Opens in Milan with Focus on Natural Refrigerants, Data Center Cooling, and Heat Pumps
The 44th edition of MCE – Mostra Convegno Expocomfort opened today at Fiera Milano Rho, with over 1,600 exhibiting companies from 48 countries presenting technologies across 12 halls through 27 March. The event is expected to draw more than 120,000 professionals, including official delegations of 320 selected international buyers from 39 countries. This year’s edition