Data Centre Cooling
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Data centre cooling has become a refrigeration problem at industrial scale: rack densities that air alone cannot hold, liquid and immersion systems moving from pilots into production, and heat rejection that neighbouring buildings now want back. Refindustry follows what is actually being installed: daily news, case studies with the figures their owners reported, and the engineers designing these systems.
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Data Center Cooling: The Site Decides the System, the Operator Decides the Refrigerant
The first part of this series traced a chain of decisions from public data and disclosed projects: what a site can supply in power, water, and demand for waste heat sets the cooling architecture, and the architecture narrows the refrigerant. This part puts that chain to six people who build and supply the equipment. The
Chillventa 2026 Preview: Key Technologies Ahead of the October Show
Exhibitors arriving in Nuremberg on 13 to 15 October are no longer arguing about whether to move to natural refrigerants. They are showing how fast the move can be made, and at what cost. That single change of question runs through nearly every release we have received ahead of Chillventa 2026, the largest edition of
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
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Vertiv to Acquire KES for EMEA Liquid Cooling Services
The deal would add regional field teams and load-testing expertise, with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Schneider Electric launches 3.5 MW WCDU for hybrid data center cooling
Up to 20 units can operate in group mode to serve 30-40 MW data halls, with shipments in select regions due in October 2026.
LG and SK Enmove to Develop GWP-Below-150, PFAS-Free Refrigerants
The collaboration will also advance tailored refrigeration oils and immersion cooling for data centers, energy storage and EV components.
FläktGroup breaks ground on new HVAC production facility in South Korea
The 21,800 m² site will produce critical cooling and air handling systems for regional data centres and industrial facilities from early 2028.
Trane introduces AI and digital HVAC solutions in the US
The portfolio links building data, maintenance workflows and thermal management for commercial sites and mission-critical environments.
LG Electronics launches air-cooled centrifugal chiller for AI data centers
Oil-free magnetic bearings, refrigerant free-cooling and rapid restart target energy efficiency and cooling continuity.
Clivet debuts next-gen magnetic levitation compressor for data centers
The dual-rotor architecture independently adjusts impeller speeds to optimize cooling across changing loads and operating conditions.
ODATA deploys DeltaFlow liquid cooling in Brazil and Mexico
Backed by US$630 million, the rollout combines closed-loop liquid and air cooling for high-density data halls with zero water for operational cooling.
Daikin and CTS Group unveil data center cooling concept with PUE below 1.2
Full-scale factory tests validated rapid response to AI load swings, while lower cooling demand could free more power for IT equipment.
Mitsubishi Electric launches MECH-iC chillers for U.S. data centers
Available in 350- and 500-ton models, the platform pairs an approximately 25% smaller footprint with restart in under three minutes.
Alfa Laval signs lifecycle support deal for Indonesia data centers
The four-year audit programme will assess 40 gasketed plate heat exchangers to support cooling reliability and energy efficiency.
Munters expands Virginia data center cooling campus
The 565,000-square-foot Daleville site adds local chiller production, testing and training to support AI and high-performance computing.