Johnson Controls introduces scalable liquid cooling solution for Asia Pacific’s high-density data centres

Interest was high in the new
CDU at Data Centre
World Asia. 
Johnson Controls, the global provider of smart, safe, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has launched the Silent-Aire Coolant Distribution platform at Data Centre World Asia 2025 in Singapore to meet the growing demands of high-density data centres.

Since 2020, large data centres have typically had to divert more than 30% of their energy consumption to cooling and other non-IT functions. Johnson Controls’ solutions can reduce non-IT energy consumption by nearly 50% even in the Asia Pacific data centre hubs with the warmest climates, the company said.

The new coolant distribution units (CDUs) offer scalable cooling capacities from 500 kW to over 10 MW, with flexible configurations that suit different data centre deployments. Units can be installed in-row or along the whitespace perimeter, supporting diverse liquid-cooling and hybrid designs across a spectrum of high-performance environments, from edge-based inference to full-scale AI factories.

To maximise uptime, efficiency and space constraints, the system offers built-in component redundancy with up to three heat exchangers and three pumps in one system, minimising the need for additional units. Advanced control capabilities enable each unit to operate independently or in unison,
automatically adapting to rapid fluctuations in cooling demand or component failures without
manual intervention. 

Together, these features represent a significant competitive advantage and are ideal for land-constrained markets like Singapore, Johnson Controls said.

“As AI accelerates, denser chips are generating unprecedented heat, making cooling innovation a critical priority. The launch of this expanded series of CDU technology marks a pivotal step in our commitment to advance data centre cooling,” said Ali Badreddine, VP, Data Centre Solutions and Project Delivery, Asia Pacific, Johnson Controls. 

“By collaborating with leading ecosystem players in the hyperscale, colocation and semiconductor industry, we’ve engineered an innovative and scalable platform that meets the demands of next-generation AI training and inference hardware.” 

The launch builds on Johnson Controls’ portfolio of Silent-Aire, York and M&M Carnot thermal management products that serve data centres worldwide. Silent-Aire CDUs are manufactured at facilities across Asia Pacific, North America and Europe. 

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