France · Datacenter Dynamics
Europe's Aether consortium targets two AI gigafactories in Strasbourg, France
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A consortium of European companies, Aether Infrastructure, wants to build two data centers in France as part of the European Commission’s AI Gigafactory scheme.
Key facts
- Aether is a candidate for the €20 billion ($22.8bn) EU gigafactories project
- A consortium of European companies, Aether Infrastructure, wants to build two data centers in France as part of the European Commission’s AI Gigafactory scheme
- It expects to close a deal for the first site, FR-SXB1, by the end of October, and is targeting a 2027 opening date
- AI hardware will come from server company 2CRSi, AI inference platform Axelera AI, and chip designer SiPearl
Summary
Aether brings together “leading European players in energy, construction, cloud computing, semiconductors, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence” to “pursue a clear ambition: to demonstrate that Europe possesses all the expertise required to design, build, power, operate, and scale AI infrastructure,” the group said. The consortium includes hardware firms SiPearl and 2CRSi, as well as real estate company Nhood and Dassault Systems. According to Aether, it is in “highly advanced negotiations” to acquire two industrial sites in the Strasbourg region of France. It expects to close a deal for the first site, FR-SXB1, by the end of October, and is targeting a 2027 opening date.