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AI data centre demand set to exceed capacity by 2027
DataCentre infrastructure

AI data centre demand set to exceed capacity by 2027

AI workloads are set to outstrip data centre capacity by 2027, as power constraints and skills shortages threaten expansion plans.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Trane Technologies to buy LiquidStack in AI cooling push
Manufacturing

Trane Technologies to buy LiquidStack in AI cooling push

Trane Technologies will acquire AI-focused data centre cooling specialist LiquidStack, expanding its liquid and rack-level thermal management range.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres
Network Infrastructure

AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres

AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.

By Farokh Ghadially Vice President at Schneider Electric and Brendan Hogan Senior Manager at Dell Technologies • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Vaisala's Origo aims to slash data centre cooling waste
DataCentre infrastructure

Vaisala's Origo aims to slash data centre cooling waste

Vaisala unveils Origo sensor platform to curb data centre overcooling, targeting ±0.1°C accuracy and potential USD $8 billion in savings.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
LFB rebrands data centre cooling arm as Apx in Europe
DataCentre infrastructure

LFB rebrands data centre cooling arm as Apx in Europe

LFB Group rebrands its data centre cooling arm as Apx, targeting AI-driven demand, higher rack densities and co-engineered cooling solutions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Motivair unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling unit for AI data
DataCentre infrastructure

Motivair unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling unit for AI data

Schneider launches 2.5MW coolant unit for liquid-cooled AI data centres, scaling to 10MW+ to match next-gen GPU and AI factory demands.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design
Digital Transformation

How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design

Schneider Electric and NVIDIA unveil high-density, liquid-cooled AI data centre blueprints to meet megawatt-scale power and cooling demands.

By Schneider Electric • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Vertiv launches modular AI cooling for dense data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv launches modular AI cooling for dense data centres

Vertiv unveils MegaMod HDX modular liquid and air cooling to power denser AI and HPC data centres across North America and EMEA.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Navigating the next wave: Five tech predictions for 2026
Network Infrastructure

Navigating the next wave: Five tech predictions for 2026

Australia bets on AI-ready data centres and resilient networks as five emerging tech shifts redefine its digital competitiveness by 2026.

By Guy Danskine • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
New heat sinks cool NVIDIA Jetson Thor edge modules
Robotics

New heat sinks cool NVIDIA Jetson Thor edge modules

Advanced Thermal Solutions debuts active and passive heat sinks to tame NVIDIA Jetson Thor's rising edge AI and robotics thermal loads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Thermal Management stories

Blue Cloud Softech to invest USD $1bn in India AI hubs
Digital Transformation

Blue Cloud Softech to invest USD $1bn in India AI hubs

Blue Cloud Softech plans India-wide AI-first data centre push, investing up to USD $1bn to build 800 MW of high-density, sovereign cloud capacity.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Autonomous drones tackle freezer inventory for Kroger
Supply Chain

Autonomous drones tackle freezer inventory for Kroger

Corvus debuts freezer-proof drones that scan barcodes in sub-zero warehouses, with Kroger using the system to cut manual stock checks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Lumai names René Bonvanie board chair for optical AI push
Firewalls

Lumai names René Bonvanie board chair for optical AI push

Oxford optical AI spin-out Lumai names ex-Palo Alto Networks marketer René Bonvanie as board chair to spearhead its push into commercialisation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Westwell to supply 60 electric trucks to Westports
Virtualisation

Westwell to supply 60 electric trucks to Westports

Westwell will supply 60 electric terminal trucks and battery-swap tech to Westports' expanding Port Klang container terminal in Malaysia.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Apprenticeships tackle UK data centre engineering gap
EduTech

Apprenticeships tackle UK data centre engineering gap

Apprenticeships are emerging as a key route into UK data centre engineering, easing acute skills shortages and widening access to the sector.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Sat, 31st Jan 2026
Rebate deadline drives fierce contest in home batteries
Smart Home

Rebate deadline drives fierce contest in home batteries

A looming Australian battery rebate deadline sparks fierce rivalry between Sigenergy, Sungrow and Anker as labour costs eclipse hardware.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
AI reshapes fire protection design for data centres
Disaster Recovery

AI reshapes fire protection design for data centres

AI-ready data centres push fire protection into early design, as liquid cooling and high-density racks reshape risk, resilience and recovery.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Vertiv boosts CoolPhase cooling range for EMEA data hubs
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv boosts CoolPhase cooling range for EMEA data hubs

Vertiv expands its CoolPhase Perimeter PAM cooling range across EMEA, boosting free-cooling, efficiency and EU F-Gas compliant operation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026