Schneider Electric & Nvidia Driving AI Data Centre Evolution

 

  • Schneider Electric & Nvidia Driving AI Data Centre Evolution


    Schneider Electric and Nvidia have launched a partnership to accelerate the development of next-generation AI data centre infrastructure across Europe

    Nvidia is partnering with companies all over the world to enhance its AI services.

    Now, with Schneider Electric, the giants are developing infrastructure solutions for AI data centres – both companies committing to joint research and development initiatives focused on power, cooling and control systems.

    The collaboration, announced during Nvidia GTC Paris, aligns with the European Union's AI infrastructure ambitions and supports the ‘InvestAI’ initiative, which plans to mobilise €200 billion (US$228.77bn) in AI investment.

    The partnership also responds to the European Commission's ‘AI Continent Action Plan’, which outlines plans to establish at least 13 AI factories across Europe and up to five AI gigafactories.

    “Schneider Electric and Nvidia are not just partners — our teams are driving advanced R&D, co-developing the infrastructure needed to power the next wave of AI factories globally,” says Olivier Blum, CEO of Schneider Electric.

    “Together, we've seen tremendous success in deploying next-generation power and liquid cooling solutions, purpose-built for AI data centres.”

    Schneider Electric launches Nvidia-enabled rack solutions

    As part of the partnership announcement, Schneider Electric has introduced new AI-ready data centre solutions, including the EcoStruxure Pod and Rack Infrastructure. 

    The Prefabricated Modular EcoStruxure Pod Data Centre features scalable, pod-based architecture designed to enable rapid AI data centre deployment.

    The company has also developed a new Open Compute Project-inspired rack system to support the Nvidia GB200 NVL72 platform, which uses the Nvidia MGX modular architecture. This development integrates Schneider Electric into Nvidia HGX and MGX ecosystems for the first time.

    “This strategic partnership — bringing together the world leaders in sustainability and accelerated computing — allows us to further accelerate this momentum, pushing the boundaries of what's possible for the AI workloads of tomorrow,” Olivier explains.

    Furthermore, the new solutions build on previous collaborations between the companies, including the development of the world's first digital twin for electrical and large-scale power systems in AI factories using the Nvidia Omniverse Blueprint, unveiled by Schneider Electric and ETAP earlier this year.

    Schneider Electric addresses infrastructure challenges

    The partnership includes co-developed electrical and liquid cooling-based reference designs, incorporating solutions from Motivair's liquid cooling portfolio following its acquisition by Schneider Electric in March 2025.

    These developments aim to address the infrastructure requirements for next-generation AI workloads.

    Pablo Ruiz Escribano, Senior Vice President, Secure Power Europe at Schneider Electric, explains the strategic importance: “These innovations enable rapid deployment and efficient operation of next-generation AI factories at scale.

    “By leveraging our expertise, the partnership supports the EU's goals and actively helps investors and customers align with the EU's €200bn (US$228.77bn) AI investment strategy.”

    This means that the collaboration addresses concerns about electrical grid capacity and data centre growth.

    Pablo suggests that predictions about grid failures may be overstated: “As global demands for data centres grow, we see many predictions that suggest electrical grids may fail to keep pace and create challenges for AI's role in industry growth.

    “At Schneider, we believe this is overhyped.”

    Nvidia emphasises AI factory infrastructure development

    The partnership extends Nvidia's data centre ecosystem collaborations and supports the company's supercomputing initiatives, including the advancement of JUPITER in Europe. 

    Both companies plan to continue accelerating infrastructure initiatives through their extended partnership.

    Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of Nvidia, says: “AI is the defining technology of our time—the most transformative force reshaping our world.

    “Together with Schneider Electric, we are building AI factories: the essential infrastructure that brings AI to every company, industry and society.”

    Schneider Electric promotes sustainable AI infrastructure

    Pablo addresses environmental considerations in AI infrastructure development as something urgent that Schneider is tackling.

    He says: “The growth of AI doesn't have to derail our data centre sustainability goals. Solutions like energy efficient infrastructure, liquid cooling and AI-powered energy management are powerful tools that will help data centres balance performance with environmental responsibility.”

    He adds: “In future, data centres may also become utilities, combining AI infrastructure and renewable energy systems as one complete ecosystem.”

    As a result, the partnership emphasises exploring alternative power sources to manage energy constraints.

    Pablo identifies specific technologies: “This involves a strategic shift in energy procurement and utilising alternative power sources such as natural gas turbines, HVO-fueled generators, wind, solar, fuel cells and battery storage systems to ensure AI's role in data centre development is fully realised.”

    He concludes: “[Schneider Electric and Nvidia] are driving advanced R&D and co-developing the infrastructure needed to power the next wave of AI factories globally.

    “Our multi-domain expertise across data centres, industrial automation, buildings and the grid, together with our global supply chain, facilitates the speed and scale required to propel AI adoption.

    “We're pushing the boundaries of what's possible for the AI workloads of tomorrow.


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