Cooling and HVAC
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Daikin launches mixed-vendor HVAC control platform
Daikin’s iCM PRO software is now available in Europe, providing coordinated control of up to 16 compatible chillers or heat pumps with new hydraulic flow sequencing.
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Nebul expands Belgian AI computing capacity
Nebul has contracted capacity at Datacenter United’s Machelen campus for more than 1,000 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs, using Lenovo systems supported by liquid cooling.
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Daikin unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling units
Daikin has introduced coolant distribution units rated from 400kW to 2.5MW, alongside expanded data hall cooling controls. Orders open in November 2027.
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Aligned increases cooling capacity with Delta Cube
Aligned Data Centers has introduced Delta Cube 3.0, developed with Munters, claiming improvements of 10% in cooling capacity and energy efficiency without increasing the equipment’s footprint.
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Vertiv revenue surges as infrastructure orders accelerate
Vertiv reported third-quarter revenue of $4.31bn, increasing 61%, while organic orders more than doubled and EMEA sales rose 23% amid growing demand for critical data centre infrastructure.
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Every little helps
Tim Mitchell, sales director at Klima-Therm, explains how free cooling, adaptive controls, and waste heat recovery can help data centre operators reduce electricity use, maintenance requirements, and resource consumption.
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Vertiv combines coolant chemistry and thermal services
Vertiv has expanded its collaboration with Dow and added Solenis to provide coordinated fluid management, monitoring and lifecycle services for liquid-cooled AI infrastructure.
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Hitachi tests phase-change cooling at Dutch data centre
Hitachi Vantara and Duraflow report operating measurements from a 240kW phase-change cooling installation in Zaltbommel, comparing 5–8kW of electrical demand with a modelled conventional refrigeration baseline.
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Acuity agrees $675m monitoring acquisition
Acuity has agreed to acquire Parameter Technologies for $675m, expanding its data centre portfolio into leak detection, environmental monitoring, and battery monitoring, with completion expected during fiscal 2027.
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German climate centre awards €40m supercomputer contract
Germany’s Climate Computing Centre has awarded Bull a €40m contract for its next supercomputer, combining direct liquid cooling with expanded waste heat recovery and improved computing energy efficiency.