Johnson Controls has expanded its Innovation Centre in Singapore in response to the surging demand for high-efficiency thermal management technologies as AI adoption drives unprecedented growth in hyperscale deployments and energy requirements in the region.
Across Asia Pacific, data centre capacity is set for significant expansion as organisations step up investments to support rapid AI and cloud-led digitalisation. The region captures around 30 percent of global data centre capacity.
In Singapore, data centres account for an estimated 7% of national energy consumption, a share that is expected to rise to 12% by 2030. These trends are sharpening the focus on next-generation cooling and energy-efficient infrastructure.
To support this growth, Johnson Controls will invest up to $60 million in the Innovation Centre over the next five years and expand its engineering teams to 90-100 roles in the same timeframe.
The investment will deepen the company’s expertise in thermal management and advanced cooling strategies, accelerate the development of next-generation cooling prototypes through ecosystem partnerships, and strengthen smart connectivity and digitalisation.
Together, these capabilities will help to enable more intelligent, secure and resilient operations for future-ready data centres, improving efficiency, sustainability and uptime across the asset lifecycle.
“Johnson Controls’ latest expansion of its innovation centre adds new capabilities and jobs in sustainable building solutions in Singapore, for which data centre is a key growth area,” said Cindy Koh, EVP of the Singapore Economic Development Board.
“It reflects the company’s continued confidence in Singapore as a leading innovation hub, where industry players can leverage Singapore’s strong talent base to develop and scale innovative solutions to support the region’s growing demand,” said Koh.
Anu Rathninde, Johnson Controls president in the Asia-Pacific region, said that as AI workloads surge and data centres demand more energy, sustainability has become an imperative.
“The expansion of our Innovation Centre in Singapore is key in helping hyperscalers and colocation providers achieve their carbon reduction goals while ensuring performance and consistency at scale,” said Rathninde. “It also underscores our long-term investment in Singapore as a cornerstone of our APAC strategy, leveraging the nation’s innovation ecosystem as the ideal hub for leading these advancements across ASEAN.”
