Schneider Electric and NVIDIA Partner to Address AI-Driven Energy Challenges in Data Centers

Schneider Electric Unveils AI-Ready Data Center Solutions

Schneider Electric, a leader in energy management and automation, has announced new solutions to address the growing energy and sustainability challenges posed by the increasing demand for AI systems. The company has partnered with NVIDIA to develop innovative cooling solutions for high-density AI data centers 1

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New Data Center Reference Design

A key component of the announcement is a new data center reference design, co-developed with NVIDIA. This design supports liquid-cooled, high-density AI clusters capable of handling up to 132 kW per rack. Optimized for NVIDIA's GB200 NVL72 and Blackwell chips, the design aims to streamline planning and deployment with validated architectures 1

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Galaxy VXL: A High-Density UPS

Schneider Electric has also introduced the Galaxy VXL uninterruptible power supply (UPS), designed specifically for AI, data center, and large-scale electrical workloads. This new UPS offers significant space savings and high power density, delivering more efficient power in a smaller footprint 1

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Addressing Energy and Sustainability Challenges

The partnership between Schneider Electric and NVIDIA focuses on three key areas:

1. Developing an energy strategy for the AI era
2. Deploying advanced infrastructure
3. Providing sustainability consulting

These initiatives aim to help data center owners and operators deploy energy-efficient, high-density infrastructure to support AI workloads sustainably 1

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Liquid Cooling Solutions

The reference design includes options for liquid-to-liquid Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) and direct-to-chip liquid cooling. This addresses the unique challenges of deploying liquid cooling in hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center environments 2

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Expanding AI Data Center Business

Schneider Electric has been actively expanding its AI data center business. In 2023, the company signed a deal with Compass Datacenters to supply $3 billion of electrical equipment over five years 3

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Industry Impact and Future Outlook

The collaboration between Schneider Electric and NVIDIA is expected to have a significant impact on the AI and data center industries. As Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, stated, "Our work with Schneider Electric enables customers to design the world's technological advances on stable and resilient infrastructure" 1

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As AI continues to drive unprecedented energy demands, these innovations aim to bend the energy curve downward by finding new ways to decarbonize data centers and digital infrastructure, shaping the future of AI while protecting the environment.