Johnson Controls has unveiled its Silent-Aire Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) at Data Centre World Asia 2025 in Singapore, aiming to revolutionise cooling solutions for high-density data centres in the Asia Pacific region. The new platform offers scalable cooling capacities from 500kW to over 10MW, designed to support the increasing demands of AI workloads whilst significantly reducing energy consumption.
The Silent-Aire CDUs are engineered to deliver up to 50% energy savings in non-IT power use, thanks to Johnson Controls’ integrated thermal management portfolio. Their compact and flexible design allows for rapid deployment in dense urban markets like Singapore, where land scarcity and high temperatures pose significant challenges to data centre operations. The units can be installed in various configurations, ensuring efficient cooling across a range of environments.
Ali Badreddine, vice president of Data Centre Solutions and Project Delivery for Asia Pacific at Johnson Controls, highlighted the importance of this innovation: “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.”
The introduction of these CDUs is particularly timely, as the Asia Pacific region attracted $15.5b in cross-border data centre investment in 2024, more than any other market globally. With built-in redundancy and advanced control capabilities, the system ensures continuous uptime and reliability, adapting automatically to fluctuations in cooling demand.
Johnson Controls’ new platform not only addresses the immediate needs of data centres but also supports sustainable growth in the region’s digital infrastructure. By reducing energy consumption and enhancing efficiency, the Silent-Aire CDUs represent a significant advancement in data centre technology.
