14.30 – 14.55
The biggest brake on data center growth is not compute, space, or capital — it is power. Grid connections take years to materialize, while the demand for capacity explodes. In this reality, the role of cooling shifts fundamentally: every watt you save on cooling can be directly converted into usable, sellable capacity — and thus into revenue — within the same connection. Cooling is therefore no longer a cost item, but a strategic lever.
In this 25-minute session, Trane shows what that shift looks like in practice. We dive into the physics behind high rack densities and present a facility-wide approach that frees up power, minimizes water consumption, and brings capacity online in phases — without overbuilding. Moreover, this is not just an AI story: existing data centers and new colocation facilities actually have the most to gain here. After all, the average PUE in the sector has been stagnant at 1.54 for six years.
Speaker: Patrick Bijkerk – Trane