Cooling at the Core: How Orbis Electric’s HaloDrive™ Redefines AI Efficiency Infrastructure

By Orbis Electric Engineering Team | January 2026

The New Frontier of Data-Center Cooling

Data centers are the heartbeat of the AI revolution — but they’re also power and water- hungry. With cooling now consuming up to 30–40% of total energy, the coolant distribution unit (CDU) has become one of the most critical components in the data-center stack. Orbis Electric’s HaloDrive™ Cooling Engine transforms this traditionally passive subsystem into an intelligent, performance-driven thermal engine.

The HaloDrive Advantage

Orbis Electric’s self-contained Cooling Engine integrates motor, pump, and variable-frequency drive (VFD) into a single, sealed unit — reducing parasitic losses by 20–30% and improving overall Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) by approximately 5–7% without requiring major infrastructure overhauls.

By embedding AI-supervised control directly into an OCP-compliant CDU envelope, HaloDrive™ turns cooling from a cost center into a performance multiplier, enabling up to 10–15% more compute per kW and unlocking as much as $25M+ in potential per- data-hall capacity gain.

Beyond Efficiency: Sustainable by Design

• Water-neutral operation: Up to 95% reduction in water use, compatible with dry-cooler systems.

• Fluid-agnostic adaptability: Works across direct-to-chip and immersion cooling architectures.

• Compact and scalable: Fits anywhere from single AI racks to multi-rack deployments.

Result

The HaloDrive™ platform isn’t just improving cooling — it’s reshaping the economics of data-center design by fusing efficiency, intelligence, and sustainability into one modular architecture.