MHI ships 10MW chiller for data centre tests
17th July 2026
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has shipped its 10MW centrifugal chiller test unit to the US in support of moves to address the power and cooling challenges of AI data centres.
The chiller is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, this month. MHI plans to obtain US safety and regulatory certification, including UL, potentially as early as 2026, with commercial availability targeted thereafter.
According to MHI, the shipment marks an important commercialisation milestone in its integrated AI infrastructure strategy. As part of this strategy, MHI is advancing its Modular Chiller Plant (MCP), a pre-engineered cooling system that integrates MHI’s centrifugal chiller as its core cooling component together with pumps, heat exchangers, and controls into a modular architecture. The MCP is designed to support NVIDIA DSX-aligned cooling architectures and scalable liquid-cooled AI deployments while simplifying deployment and enabling scalable expansion.
NVIDIA DSX is NVIDIA’s AI factory-scale platform, unifying design, simulation, operations, and ecosystem technologies.
MHI’s MCP architecture enables effective utilisation of free-cooling operation modes and improved PUE, while its closed-loop configuration addresses growing concerns around water scarcity and water usage effectiveness. MCP is currently undergoing US safety and regulatory certification, including UL certification.
