What happened Siemens, Schneider Electric, and ABB redesigned data centre power and cooling architectures to support high-density AI workloads.
These organisations replaced standard IT power distribution with industrial-grade medium-voltage systems. New liquid cooling modules and modular power blocks now support rack densities exceeding 100kW, up from the 10-20kW standard. This shift integrates hardware sensors with AI-driven management software to automate thermal regulation and energy load balancing across global facility networks.
Why it matters
Infrastructure architects must pivot to liquid-cooled designs because AI chips generate heat exceeding traditional air-cooling limits. This shift increases capital expenditure for procurement teams. Therefore, operational costs drop as energy waste reduces. The result is the tangible infrastructure investors prioritised following 2025 overinvestment risks. This follows Google’s Project Suncatcher and the adoption of jet engines for power, proving a pattern where firms prioritise physical hardware upgrades to prevent compute bottlenecks.
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