Autech Carrier Wins 48MW Hyperscale Data Center Cooling Contract, Targets 500MW Market Expansion

AUTECH Carrier has been selected as the cooling solutions supplier for a 48MW hyperscale data center to be built in the Seoul metropolitan area, marking its full-fledged entry into the large-scale data center market. With the project slated for a phased expansion to a total of 500MW by 2030, attention is focused on the possibility of winning additional orders as the buildout progresses.

AUTECH Carrier, an affiliate of AUTECH Group, announced on the 18th that it had been selected as the final supplier of cooling solutions for a 48MW hyperscale data center project being pursued by a global data center developer and operator in the Asia-Pacific region.

This contract was awarded following a rigorous technical evaluation and a comparative analysis of cooling equipment operation costs. Through this process, Carrier's technological superiority was reaffirmed by its final selection.

AUTECH Carrier will supply high-efficiency oil-free inverter centrifugal chillers to the data center. The company also plans to expand its business scope beyond equipment delivery to include maintenance services for stable data center operation, thus extending its involvement into the post-construction phase.

Notably, while the project begins with an initial capacity of 48MW, it is planned to expand in phases to a total of 500MW by 2030. AUTECH Carrier aims to use this order as a foothold for entering the large-scale hyperscale data center market, with a strategy to secure further opportunities for equipment supply during the expansion process.

The main products to be supplied are Carrier’s oil-free inverter centrifugal chillers with eco-friendly refrigerants. This product was named "Product of the Year" by a North American consulting engineer in 2019 and has earned recognition for its technological prowess with eco-friendly Environmental Product Declaration certification and registration as a green building product in Singapore.

Another feature is the pre-cooling technology, which helps improve data center power usage effectiveness and water usage effectiveness. The equipment can recover to full load within 280 seconds after a power outage, supporting stable data center operations. Building on this technological foundation, the company explained that its solutions are already being deployed in hyperscale data centers across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Capitalizing on this order, AUTECH Carrier plans to expand its business into the domestic AI and hyperscale data center cooling markets. The company is pushing to supply high-efficiency chillers, air-cooling, and liquid-cooling solutions tailored to the needs of large data centers being developed across the major regions of Korea, including the capital area.

In the AI data center sector, the company is highlighting its coolant distribution unit (CDU) '65LL', which has passed NVIDIA’s technology validation. The 65LL is currently at the "Sample Ready" stage after completing validation, and is expected to reach the final "Mass Production Ready (MP Ready)" phase by the end of September.

Reaching the MP Ready stage will enable AUTECH Carrier to establish a mass production system capable of supporting large-scale commercial AI data center projects.

The 65LL employs a direct-to-chip cooling method that circulates coolant directly to high-performance GPUs and CPUs mounted in AI server racks. Its high-efficiency heat exchange technology reduces the temperature gap between facility coolant and server coolant to around 2 degrees Celsius, improving cooling efficiency and reducing chiller energy consumption by approximately 10–15%.

AUTECH Carrier is also expanding its data center cooling product lineup. In addition to high-efficiency chillers, the company offers fan wall units using air cooling, liquid-cooled CDUs, data center resource management, and intelligent building control solutions. It also provides services that monitor equipment operation and energy consumption using the BluEdge service platform.

By combining the global expertise of Carrier in air conditioning and cooling with AUTECH Carrier’s domestic manufacturing and service capabilities, the company intends to broaden its market reach beyond traditional hyperscale data centers to include the rapidly growing AI data center market centered on high-density GPU servers.

An AUTECH Carrier official stated, "This contract is the result of Carrier’s cooling technology, energy efficiency, long-term operational economics, and service capabilities having been comprehensively recognized amid competition with global companies. Starting with the 48MW project, we will proactively respond to upcoming phased expansion needs, and by focusing on the NVIDIA-certified CDU and high-efficiency chillers, we aim to continually win contracts in the domestic and international AI and hyperscale data center cooling markets, ultimately establishing ourselves as a leading total cooling solutions provider."

Building on the 48MW data center order, AUTECH Carrier’s strategy is to target both the 500MW expansion market scheduled for completion by 2030 and the AI data center cooling market, led by the NVIDIA-validated CDU.

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