The increasing demand from AI workloads is pushing data centres beyond the capabilities of traditional air cooling, necessitating the adoption of liquid cooling for energy efficiency and performance.

• Direct to chip liquid cooling is up to 3,000 times more effective than air cooling, potentially reducing energy use by 30-60%.
• Schneider Electric, represented by Steven Santini, Vice President, Secure Power for Sub-Saharan Africa, highlights the critical role of liquid cooling in future-ready data centres.
• Data centres could account for 3% of global electricity consumption by 2030, with AI driving significant growth in heat generation and energy demand.