Schneider Electric has introduced a new set of liquid cooling solutions to address the increasing demands of hyperscale, colocation, and high-density data centers driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing.

The move comes after the company acquired a controlling stake in Motivair earlier this year. The expanded range includes coolant distribution units (CDUs), rear door heat exchangers, heat dissipation units, cold plates, chillers, and related software and services. The solutions are designed to handle rising power densities in AI data centers, where chips are generating more heat and workloads are becoming more complex.

Industry analysts note that cooling can account for up to 40% of a data center’s power consumption. Direct liquid cooling is considerably more efficient than air-based systems, capturing heat directly at the chip level. As rack densities exceed 140 kilowatts, with projections of one megawatt and beyond, liquid cooling is becoming essential.

Richard Whitmore, CEO of Motivair by Schneider Electric, said the company’s technology was developed in collaboration with major GPU manufacturers, including NVIDIA. He added that the portfolio is intended to shorten time-to-market and improve returns for customers.

Schneider Electric’s product range covers multiple cooling technologies. Its Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) scale from 105 kilowatts to 2.5 megawatts and are already deployed in six of the world’s top 10 supercomputers.

The ChilledDoor Heat Exchangers provide rack-agnostic rear-door solutions capable of cooling up to 75 kW, while the compact Heat Dissipation Units (HDUs) deliver air-to-liquid cooling for colocation facilities and labs, supporting up to 132 kW of capacity.

The company also offers Chillers and Technology Cooling Systems, which use closed-loop designs to reduce water consumption and improve performance by up to 20%.

These hardware solutions are complemented by Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Software, designed to manage both air and liquid cooling, along with field services supported by more than 600 trained technicians worldwide.

Schneider Electric said its expanded supply chain, with production facilities in the US, Italy, and India, is intended to triple manufacturing output and reduce lead times. All products undergo extensive performance testing before deployment.

“AI is the next technological revolution, and it has undoubtedly made liquid cooling a strategic imperative for data centers and AI Factories,” said Andrew Bradner, Senior Vice President, Cooling Business at Schneider Electric.

Analysts suggest the acquisition positions Schneider Electric as one of the few vendors to provide end-to-end data center infrastructure, from power to cooling systems.

“Liquid cooling has transitioned from a performance enhancer to a fundamental element of modern high-density computing environments,” said Olga Yashkova, Research Manager, Enterprise Workloads and Datacenter Infrastructure, for IDC.