LiquidStack Launches an Industry First: The Scalable GigaModular Coolant Distribution Unit

LiquidStack recently revealed its new GigaModular Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU), “the industry’s first modular, scalable coolant distribution unit with up to 10MW of cooling capacity, made possible through the unit’s modular platform and pay-as-you-grow installation approach”.

As AI, cloud computing, and other data-heavy technologies increase in usage, the worldwide data center liquid cooling market is anticipated to grow from $5.17 billion in 2025 to around $15.75 billion by 2030. Due to the demands of AI, data center thermal management is being pushed to new heights, and with the addition of upcoming hardware releases (i.e. Nvidia’s B300 and GB300), as well as more powerful versions coming out in the future, future-proof cooling is required. “These increasingly sophisticated technologies generate far greater heat densities than traditional processing units, with rack power densities already exceeding 120kW per rack, and growing to 600kW by the end of 2027.”

“AI will keep pushing thermal output to new extremes, and data centers need cooling systems that can be easily deployed, managed, and scaled to match heat rejection demands as they rise,” said Joe Capes, CEO of LiquidStack. “With up to 10MW of cooling capacity at N, N+1, or N+2, the GigaModular is a platform like no other — we designed it to be the only CDU our customers will ever need. It future-proofs design selections for direct-to-chip liquid cooling without traditional limits or boundaries."

Major features of LiquidStack’s GigaModular Coolant Distribution Unit platform include fully scalable cooling capacity, pump and control modules, instrumentation kits, and more.