OUTSCALE joins the ÆTHER consortium to accelerate AI Gigafactories in Europe

Strasbourg, July 8, 2026 — The European consortium ÆTHER today unveils the composition of its founding members and announces its application for the European Commission’s forthcoming AI Gigafactory call for proposals, to be launched as part of the EU’s digital and industrial sovereignty strategy.

Bringing together leading European players in energy, construction, cloud computing, semiconductors, high performance computing, and artificial intelligence, ÆTHER pursues a clear ambition: to demonstrate that Europe possesses all the expertise required to design, build, power, operate, and scale AI infrastructure.

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OUTSCALE, a Dassault Systèmes brand, is the leading sovereign and sustainable operator of Trusted Experience as a Service. We revolutionize the way organizations operate with our virtual twin approach, thereby empowering public organizations and companies across industry sectors to fully harness the power of their data, to optimize their operations and processes while fostering collaboration. At OUTSCALE, we put sovereignty at the heart of our solutions, enabling our clients to have full control over their strategic information while taking advantage of our cyber-governance and cloud experience. As a responsible company, we optimize the energy efficiency of our infrastructure and encourage our clients to adopt sustainable practices.