Cooling and HVAC
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LITEON takes 25% stake in DCX
LITEON will invest $176m in Polish liquid cooling specialist DCX.
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Graphene coolant moves towards field trial
Schneider Electric laboratory tests have reported lower approach temperatures using a graphene-enhanced coolant, but the claimed energy and PUE benefits still need validation in a working data centre.
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Researchers test heat-driven solid-state cooling
Researchers in Germany and Japan have demonstrated a heat-driven elastocaloric cooling prototype using nickel-titanium films, opening a possible route to cooling electronics without an electrically driven compressor.
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Haffner targets data centre power
Haffner Energy is pitching modular residual-biomass generation and absorption cooling to data centres, claiming multi-module systems can provide tens of megawatts while reducing dependence on constrained electricity grids.
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Kajaani AI Factory reaches topping out
Construction of Finland’s LUMI AI Factory data centre has reached topping out in Kajaani, where a former paper machine hall is being converted for next-generation supercomputing and quantum infrastructure.
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DataVita submits Chapelhall DV4 plans
DataVita submits DV4 plans for its expanding Chapelhall data centre.
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Green Mountain signs 14MW Romford neocloud deal
Green Mountain has signed an unnamed neocloud operator for the newly delivered 14MW expansion at its LON-East campus, taking high-density AI capacity at the Romford site into contracted use.
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Helen signs Helsinki data centre heat deal
Helen will connect waste heat from an OnZero data centre to Helsinki’s district-heating network from 2027, with the proposed facility capable of supplying more than 500,000MWh annually at full scale.
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SLB agrees $4.1bn Kelvion acquisition
SLB has agreed to acquire German thermal-management specialist Kelvion for $3.4bn in cash plus $700m of assumed debt, expanding its data-centre infrastructure business into a major cooling portfolio.
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Systemair lands SEK 60m Finland cooling order
Systemair has secured a SEK 60m Finnish data centre order.