ENGIE Refrigeration secures key data centre deals in Asia, Europe
ENGIE Refrigeration has secured two significant new contracts to provide cooling solutions for data centre operators in Asia and Europe as global demand for data centre capacity continues to grow.
The company, which supplies specialised cooling and heating technology, has reported increased attention from data centre customers, particularly in response to the rising computational requirements driven by artificial intelligence and associated technological developments.
Asia expansion
A data centre operator in Korea has chosen ENGIE Refrigeration to supply a suite of 28 QUANTUM Air chillers, delivering a combined cooling capacity of 58.8 megawatts. These chillers are specifically intended for a facility designed to support AI-driven workloads, where continuous stability and energy efficiency are crucial.
The QUANTUM Air units are described as offering precise performance at partial loads and in free cooling mode. According to ENGIE Refrigeration, their oil-free technology, quiet operation and high efficiency help to address the demands for operational reliability and sustainability within the data centre sector. Additionally, ENGIE Refrigeration is providing the data centre with a custom-designed switch cabinet and control system, developed to optimise both energy usage and system dependability.
The deployment is being managed in cooperation with a local partner and represents the sixth data centre location in Korea overseen by the two entities. This partnership reflects the growing relationship between ENGIE Refrigeration and its regional collaborators in Asia.
European installation
ENGIE Refrigeration is concurrently involved in a data centre project in the Netherlands, where it is delivering and installing 16 QUANTUM water chillers, with a total capacity of 36.8 megawatts, for a European client.
Each chiller is factory-installed within a GENIUM cooling container. These pre-configured containers include additional soundproofing to meet strict local regulations, which limit sound power to 70 decibels at the site boundary. With this approach, the customer is provided with a fully equipped, turnkey solution that incorporates all necessary safety features required for the data centre environment. ENGIE Refrigeration states the solution has been designed for performance, efficiency and operational reliability.
Jochen Hornung, Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE Refrigeration, said: "We at ENGIE Refrigeration are proud to contribute our many years of expertise to two new major contracts in the international data centre industry. In both projects, our focus is on providing customers with future-proof cooling solutions tailored to their individual on-site requirements. With our innovative solutions, we meet all the requirements for reliability, efficiency and sustainability that are particularly demanding in the data centre industry."
Hornung further emphasised the company's commitment to addressing the sector's needs for long-term reliability and energy efficiency as computing requirements become increasingly intensive.
Product range
ENGIE Refrigeration reports that its established portfolio includes chillers and industrial heat pumps, which are suitable for a variety of data centre applications. The portfolio ranges from traditional cooling and heating systems for high-performance facilities to heat recovery concepts and dedicated solutions for smaller-scale edge data centres.
Sustainability considerations and ongoing noise restrictions are becoming more important for data centre projects globally, prompting specialised engineering from providers such as ENGIE Refrigeration as facilities are updated or newly constructed to tighter regulatory thresholds.
With the latest contracts in Korea and the Netherlands, ENGIE Refrigeration continues to focus on supporting the international expansion of data centre infrastructure amid sustained demand for both digital services and energy-efficient technical solutions.
