End-to-end power and cooling offerings for AI Data centers

Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, and Caterpillar Inc., a worldwide powerhouse in power systems, have announced a strategic collaboration to develop advanced energy optimisation solutions tailored for data centres

The initiative will combine Vertiv’s power distribution and cooling technologies with Caterpillar’s and its subsidiary Solar Turbines’ expertise in power generation and CCHP (Combined Cooling, Heat and Power). The result will be pre-engineered architectures designed to streamline deployment, accelerate time to power and enhance overall operational performance for data centre environments.

A strengthened alliance for modern energy needs

The partnership responds to the rising need for on-site energy systems that provide consistent, resilient power and cooling. Through this alliance, customers will gain access to a fully integrated solution with validated performance and seamless interfaces, enabling quicker design, installation and deployment.

Caterpillar and Solar Turbines will deliver power generation technologies, including natural gas turbines and reciprocating engines, ensuring reliable, scalable electricity and thermal output for CCHP applications.
Vertiv will contribute a comprehensive suite of modular, pre-designed power and cooling solutions, engineered to shorten design timelines and support standardised deployment.

Customer-focused benefits

• Accelerated time to power made possible through modular, predesigned reference architectures.

• Reduced PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) thanks to optimised, end to end energy efficiency across power, cooling, distribution and load management.

• Global lifecycle support underpinned by the extensive worldwide service networks of Vertiv and Caterpillar.

Gio Albertazzi, CEO at Vertiv, stated, "This collaboration with Caterpillar and Solar Turbines is a cornerstone of our Bring Your Own Power and Cooling (BYOP and C) strategy and aligns seamlessly with our grid to chip framework by offering resilient, on-site power generation solutions. This is optimal for customers looking to reduce or eliminate grid dependence."

He added, "By combining our complementary technologies, portfolios and expertise, we are enabling coordinated integration. Our pre-engineered, interoperability-tested building blocks let customers execute design, build and deploy concurrently, with predictable system performance."

Jason Kaiser, group president of Caterpillar Power and Energy, emphasised the growing demand, saying, "As AI driven workloads continue to accelerate, the demand for robust and scalable power infrastructure and cooling is becoming increasingly critical. Our collaboration with Vertiv will enable us to deliver integrated, on-site energy solutions that lower PUE and meet customers' evolving needs."

This joint effort tackles the increasing need for dependable on-site energy solutions and introduces a simplified, unified path to solution design and execution. The Vertiv and Caterpillar Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) represents a significant milestone in advancing this ecosystem, helping customers overcome energy limitations and deploy optimised AI facilities.