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Schneider Electric launches new Motivair coolant distribution unit integrating liquid and air cooling for more flexible data center deployments

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Schneider Electric launches new Motivair coolant distribution unit integrating liquid and air cooling for more flexible data center deployments. (2026, September 23). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/schneider-electric-launches-new-motivair-coolant-distribution-unit-integrating-liquid-and-air-cooling-for-more/article_80d4c7b1-be82-590e-b809-843cf4fda366.html

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Schneider Electric introduced its new WCDU coolant distribution unit on September 23, 2026, in Rueil-Malmaison, France. The WCDU supports a hybrid air and liquid cooling system for high-density data centers, offering up to 3.5MW of cooling capacity with an approach temperature difference as low as 2 °C. This unit is designed to be flexible, allowing operators to adjust between liquid and air cooling without major infrastructure changes, optimizing efficiency and reducing operational expenses.
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On September 23, 2026, in RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, Schneider Electric introduced its new WCDU coolant distribution unit designed for high-density AI data centers. The WCDU offers a cooling capacity up to 3.5MW and supports approach temperature differences as low as 2 °C, improving power usage efficiency (PUE) and reducing operational expenses. This product integrates seamlessly with air-cooling systems, providing greater flexibility in deployment by allowing adjustments between liquid and air cooling without redesigning the data hall infrastructure. The WCDU is tailored for space-constrained environments where high-capacity technical corridor-based cooling architectures are required, making it an accessible solution for simplified high-density deployments.

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Single WCDU provides cooling capacity up to 3.5MW, with an accessible design for simplified high-density deployment in space-constrained environments - Supports approach temperature differences as low as 2 °C to improve PUE and reduce OpEx for the entire cooling system RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today launched its WCDU, a coolant distribution unit suitable for a wide range of configurations and is designed for seamless integration with fan wall air-cooling systems to support hybrid air and liquid cooling architectures in high-density AI data centers.
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2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Schneider Electric launches new Motivair coolant distribution unit integrating liquid and air cooling for more flexible data center deployments · assertive framing

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- New coolant distribution unit, the WCDU, is designed for a wide-range of configurations and optimized to meet the need for high-capacity technical corridor-based cooling architectures - asserted
unit → design → architectures
Seamless integration with air cooling configurations and multiple installation options give operators greater flexibility - asserted
integration → cool → flexibility
Single WCDU provides cooling capacity up to 3.5MW, with an accessible design for simplified high-density deployment in space-constrained environments - Supports approach temperature differences as low as 2 °C to improve PUE and reduce OpEx for the entire cooling system RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today launched its WCDU, a coolant distribution unit suitable for a wide range of configurations and is designed for seamless integration with fan wall air-cooling systems to support hybrid air and liquid cooling architectures in high-density AI data centers. asserted
Electric → provide → centers
Designed for greater deployment flexibility, the unit allows operators to adjust the balance of liquid and air cooling without fully redesigning the data hall. asserted
operators → design → hall
This approach allows for versatility as workloads are finalized to avoid overbuilt infrastructure and stranded capacity. asserted
workloads → allow → infrastructure
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