French AI cloud startup Policloud has secured a €580 million ($672.44m) framework contract from CloudGrid Energy to deploy a European sovereign AI platform.
Shared by Policloud on LinkedIn, the contract will span 280 "Policloud units," totaling 29,000 GPUs, two million CPUs, and 35MW of compute capacity.
– CloudGrid Energy
Policloud units are modular, containerized, and waterless-cooled micro data center solutions, and can each house up to 400 GPUs per unit, spanning up to 100 sqm (1,080 sq ft) and 500kW of power capacity.
The agreement with CloudGrid Energy will see Policloud deploying these units at 16 sites that have been secured across France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden, all of which will be deployed by the end of 2027. According to Policloud, the first unit in Bonne Voisine, France, is already operational.
