Motivair by Schneider Electric has introduced the MCDU-70, a 2.5 MW Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) aimed at liquid cooling for high-density data centers and “gigawatt-scale AI Factories,” the company announced on Jan. 21, 2026. Motivair says the unit is designed to preserve full flow performance and facility pressure at high power levels, and to operate as part of a centrally controlled CDU system that can scale to 10 MW and beyond using Schneider Electric EcoStruxure software.
The MCDU-70 expands Schneider Electric’s end-to-end liquid-cooling CDU portfolio, which Motivair says now spans capacities from 105 kW to 2.5 MW. Motivair positions the broader portfolio for next-generation high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and accelerated computing workloads, and says multiple CDUs can be integrated as a centralized system with Schneider Electric software for precise and reliable cooling capacity.
Motivair links the product to rising rack heat loads in artificial intelligence clusters, stating that GPUs generate “20 to 50 times more heat than traditional CPUs” and that rack power densities are projected to reach 1 MW and beyond. Motivair also references large-scale facility designs such as NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint, where deployments target 10 MW to reach gigawatt scale; it notes that, at 2.5 MW each, six MCDU-70 units can provide “a 4+2 redundancy for these designs,” and says the capacity is intended to support NVIDIA’s GPU roadmap “for the foreseeable future.”
On the hardware side, Motivair says the MCDU-70 is engineered with dual heat exchangers and “proper parallel filtration at minimal system pressure drop,” while maintaining an “industry target of 1.5 LPM per kW.” Motivair also claims the unit provides “higher available pressure without compromise by preserving full flow performance,” and is built to support current and future GPU iterations.
Motivair says every CDU model undergoes “rigorous real-world condition testing,” including support for “digital twin simulations” and end-of-line testing with pumps running “at full load right at the end of the production line.” The company also describes the MCDU-70 as part of a “scalable, building block style” CDU range, and says the broader MCDU-25 through MCDU-70 lineup supports “precise flow control, real-time monitoring, and adaptive load balancing” to optimize plant performance and reduce energy consumption. Motivair says the MCDU-70 is available to order globally through Schneider Electric manufacturing hubs in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Source: Motivair by Schneider Electric
