Data Centre Magazine February 2026, Issue 39 | Page 99

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“ With the sharp growth in AI, cooling innovation has become a frontline imperative to meet the increasing demands of highdensity data centres”

Austin Domenici, President, Global Data Center Solutions Johnson Controls WATCH NOW
Todd Grabowski, Leader – JCI Data Center Solutions
forward to unlock new levels of energy efficiency across the cooling chain.” Josh Claman, CEO of Accelsius, highlighted the operational advantages.
“ With power-dense AI workloads, data centres are moving to liquid cooling,” he said.“ Our two-phase, direct-to-chip cooling solutions use non-conductive fluids in highly efficient loops to stay ahead of the demanding power-dense AI and HPC workloads. This technology enables 35 % OpEx savings over singlephase direct-to-chip and 8 – 17 % total cost of ownership savings.”
Johnson Controls has previously pioneered breakthrough innovations including its YORK YVAM magnetic bearing chiller, which consumes 40 % less power annually than comparable solutions with zero on-site water consumption.
The company’ s Silent-Aire Coolant Distribution Unit platform offers scalable cooling capacities from 500kW to over 10MW, enabling owners to reduce non-IT energy consumption by more than 50 % in most North American data centre hubs.
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