Schneider Electric and NVIDIA have announced a strategic partnership to develop AI-optimized data center solutions by 2025, addressing the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence infrastructure. The collaboration aims to create standardized, sustainable data center designs that can efficiently handle the intense power requirements of AI computing systems. The partnership comes at a crucial time as AI workloads are significantly increasing power consumption in data centers, with AI servers requiring up to four times more power than traditional servers. Schneider Electric will leverage its expertise in power management and cooling solutions to develop reference designs specifically tailored for NVIDIA’s AI hardware, including the powerful H100 GPUs. The companies plan to focus on both liquid and air cooling solutions, aiming to maximize energy efficiency while maintaining optimal performance. A key aspect of the partnership involves creating modular designs that can be quickly deployed and scaled, helping organizations accelerate their AI initiatives while managing energy costs and environmental impact. The collaboration also emphasizes sustainability goals, with both companies committed to reducing the carbon footprint of AI infrastructure. Industry experts view this partnership as a significant step in addressing one of the major challenges facing AI adoption: the substantial energy requirements of large-scale AI operations.