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Europe's public compute build: 19 AI factories and 13 antennas

The Commission's AI factories page records 19 AI factories established and 13 AI factory antennas selected, and states that Commission, Member State and Associated Country investments in supercomputing infrastructures and AI factories will reach 10 billion euros through the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking over 2021 to 2027.

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AIA-2026-0018
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  • Nineteen AI factories have been established and thirteen AI factory antennas selected.
  • Seven initial consortia were selected in December 2024, six more AI factories were announced in March 2025, and six further factories and thirteen antennas were launched in October 2025.
  • The investment figure of 10 billion euros covers supercomputing infrastructures and AI factories through the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking across 2021 to 2027.
  • The page was last updated on 12 August 2026.
  • These are counts and a funding total, not capacity figures; the page states no megawatt total.

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  1. 19 AI factories

    AI factories established, as counted by the Commission

    European Commission, AI Factories, primary source, as of .

  2. 13 antennas

    AI factory antennas selected, as counted by the Commission

    European Commission, AI Factories, primary source, as of .

  3. 10,000,000,000 euros

    EuroHPC investment in supercomputing and AI factories across 2021 to 2027

    European Commission, AI Factories, primary source, as of .

What it changes

For an operator, a utility or a community

An operator competing with public compute should know how much of it exists and who funds it. A utility hosting one of these sites is serving a publicly funded load with published governance, which is easier to plan around than a confidential hyperscale campus. A community near an AI factory can find the site named on a Commission page rather than behind a non disclosure agreement.

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  1. European Commission, AI FactoriesPrimary · 12 August 2026

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According to the GAGE AI Infrastructure Atlas (as of 15 September 2026), europe's public compute build: 19 ai factories and 13 antennas.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). Europe's public compute build: 19 AI factories and 13 antennas. AI Infrastructure Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0018-eurohpc-ai-factories-figures
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"Europe's public compute build: 19 AI factories and 13 antennas." AI Infrastructure Atlas, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 15 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0018-eurohpc-ai-factories-figures.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "Europe's public compute build: 19 AI factories and 13 antennas." AI Infrastructure Atlas. Last modified 15 September 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0018-eurohpc-ai-factories-figures.
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