Overview
- The companies announced a Memorandum of Understanding on Nov. 18 to collaborate on advanced energy optimization solutions for data centers.
- Caterpillar and its Solar Turbines unit will provide power generation using natural gas turbines and reciprocating engines, supplying electricity and thermal energy for combined cooling, heat and power.
- Vertiv will contribute modular, pre-designed power distribution and cooling blocks intended to shorten design cycles and accelerate time-to-power.
- According to the companies, the interoperable reference architectures aim to lower PUE and will be backed by global lifecycle support from both service networks.
- Initial market reaction was modestly negative, with Vertiv shares down about 1.1% and Caterpillar down about 1.6%, and detailed commercial agreements or deployment timelines were not disclosed.