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Schneider Electric Unveils World-Leading Liquid Cooling Solutions for Hyperscale Data Centers

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Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has introduced a comprehensive portfolio of liquid cooling solutions designed for hyperscale, colocation, and high-density data center environments. The Motivair by Schneider Electric portfolio, resulting from the company's acquisition of Motivair in February 2025, offers a range of innovative products and services tailored to meet the complex thermal management requirements of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and accelerated computing workloads. The solutions are engineered to provide precise thermal control, energy efficiency, and reduced operational complexity for AI-driven data centers.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Motivair by Schneider Electric portfolio includes liquid and air-cooled infrastructure, software, and services, such as coolant distribution units, rear door heat exchangers, dynamic cold plates, chillers, and other critical components.
  • The solutions are designed to support extreme rack densities, with CDUs scaling from 105 kilowatts to 2.5 megawatts and rear door heat exchangers handling up to 75 kW.
  • Dynamic Cold Plates provide precise thermal control for AI racks exceeding 100 kW, while closed-loop air-cooled chillers and Technology Cooling System loops deliver energy-efficient performance.
  • Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure software offers monitoring, management, and optimization of cooling infrastructure, highlighting the efficiency benefits of liquid cooling.
  • Liquid cooling can remove heat up to 3,000 times more effectively than traditional air cooling, reducing the energy share dedicated to thermal management, which can account for up to 40 per cent of a data center's power usage.
  • The company is investing in global manufacturing and supply chain presence, including a new production facility in Buffalo, New York, and expanded capacities in Italy and India, aimed at tripling output and reducing lead times.
  • Over 600 cooling field service technicians and EcoXpert partners worldwide are trained by Schneider Electric to ensure optimal deployment and maintenance.
  • IDC research manager Olga Yashkova notes that liquid cooling has transitioned from a performance enhancer to a fundamental element of modern high-density computing, solidifying Schneider Electric's position as a single vendor capable of supplying all critical power and cooling infrastructure.

Statistics:

  • The Motivair by Schneider Electric portfolio offers scalable CDUs from 105 kilowatts to 2.5 megawatts.
  • Rear door heat exchangers can handle up to 75 kW.
  • Dynamic Cold Plates provide thermal control for AI racks exceeding 100 kW.
  • Liquid cooling can remove heat up to 3,000 times more effectively than traditional air cooling.
  • Thermal management accounts for up to 40 per cent of a data center's power usage.
  • Schneider Electric trains over 600 cooling field service technicians and EcoXpert partners worldwide.

Sources:

  • "Schneider Electric Unveils World-Leading Portfolio of Liquid Cooling Solutions" (Source: Schneider Electric press release, 2025)
  • "IDC Report: Liquid Cooling in High-Density Computing" (Source: IDC, Olga Yashkova, Research Manager, Enterprise Workloads and Datacentre Infrastructure)

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