Clivet unveils magnetic-bearing centrifugal compressor and liquid cooling architecture for AI data centres

What changed

Clivet, a Midea Group brand, used OCP Global Summit 2026 to present a dual-shaft magnetic-bearing centrifugal compressor together with a liquid cooling architecture aimed at AI data centres. The company's own release claims up to 40% lower compressor power at the same cooling capacity. That figure is a manufacturer claim and the release does not state the rating conditions behind it.

Why it matters Editorial analysis

Chiller compressor power is one of the larger non-IT loads in a mechanically cooled facility, so efficiency claims at the compressor level feed directly into annual energy and PUE estimates. Buyers should treat a headline percentage as a starting point for a like-for-like comparison at their own design temperatures, not as a site result.

Questions a buyer should ask

• At which condenser and chilled-water temperatures was the 40% figure measured, and against which baseline compressor?
• Is the product orderable or shipping in my region, and from which factory?
• How does part-load efficiency compare at the warm-water supply temperatures used for liquid cooling?

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