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Data Centre Cooling stories

Data centers are infrastructure resources that require a lot of energy, and with energy in technology comes heat. To keep data centre infrastructure efficient and operational, the temperature needs to be ambiante, which is down to the work of data center cooling systems.

The principle is simple, data center cooling systems work by removing excess heat from the air and replacing it with cooler air. The key to a good cooling system is the efficiency in the way the air circulates. More ventilation is more efficient, and the air will circulate easily therefore cooling the data center.
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Iceotope passes 200 patents as AI cooling demand rises

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Iceotope expands liquid cooling patent portfolio as data centre operators seek heat-saving answers for artificial intelligence and edge computing workloads.
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Legrand expands OCP data centre kit for AI workloads

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Legrand adds Open Compute Project rack, power and cooling gear as data centre operators brace for AI-driven density and heat demands.
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Firmus wins USD $505 million AI infrastructure boost

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Firmus secures USD $505 million from Coatue and NVIDIA backers to expand energy-efficient AI factories across Australia and Asia-Pacific.
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NSW data centre policy backed, but approvals warning

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Data Centres Australia backs New South Wales’ principles-based data centre policy, but warns slower approvals could drive billions of dollars offshore.
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Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency

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Ferveret study with UCLA says waterless cooling boosts AI compute efficiency 15% and cuts training times while using no water.
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AI surge strains data centres over power & capacity

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AI boom pushes UK data centres towards grid limits as operators warn of power, cooling and supply chain strains.
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Vertiv & SUSE warn AI data centres face energy strain

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AI-ready data centres risk hitting an energy wall, Vertiv and SUSE warn, as Australia's hyperscale expansion strains power and cooling.
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EkkoSense adds early anomaly alerts for hybrid cooling

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EkkoSense has added automated anomaly alerts to its EkkoSoft Critical platform, flagging hybrid data centre cooling issues before outages.
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Salute & Ecolab add cooling service for AI centres

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Salute and Ecolab join forces to streamline liquid cooling for AI data centres, integrating Cooling-as-a-Service into chip-level ops.
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Australian data centres welcome AI rules, seek clarity

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Canberra sets national rules for data centres and AI, winning industry support but criticism over excluding most on‑premises computing.
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ZutaCore debuts single-slot liquid cooling for PCIe AI GPUs

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ZutaCore unveils OmniTherm single-slot, waterless liquid cooling for Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs to boost dense PCIe AI servers.
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Siemens, Rittal ally to power next-gen AI data centres

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Siemens and Rittal forge IEC-focused alliance to standardise high-density AI data centre power, debuting modular sidecar rack systems.
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Endeavour's Pact to power AI data centres with hydrogen

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Endeavour unveils Pact methane-cracking system to supply 24/7 low-carbon hydrogen power and graphite for soaring AI data centre demand.
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Densification vs decarbonisation: The future of data centres in Australia

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Australia races to expand data centres as AI demand soars, testing how far densification can go while still hitting net-zero ambitions.
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Delta unveils 800 VDC power & cooling for AI data centres

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Delta has unveiled an 800 VDC power and liquid cooling ecosystem at NVIDIA GTC, targeting ultra-dense next-generation AI data centres.
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WinDC, Armada launch portable AI data centres at wind farms

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WinDC and Armada are rolling out truck-sized AI data centres at Australian wind and solar farms, using curtailed power for on-site compute.
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Enteligent backs 800V DC-native power for AI data centres

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Enteligent touts 800V DC-native power architecture to boost AI data centre rack density, cut cooling load and unlock higher revenue.
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Vertiv unveils OneCore digital twin for AI data centres

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Vertiv launches OneCore digital twin to speed AI data centre builds, promising up to 50% faster deployment and 25% lower ownership costs.
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AI's rising energy demands put climate pledges at risk

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AI's insatiable power demands risk a global energy crunch, forcing business and governments to reinvent how data centres go green.
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CPP & Equinix buy Nordic data centre group atNorth

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CPP Investments and Equinix are acquiring Nordic data centre operator atNorth in a deal valuing the business at USD $4 billion.