A German startup called Polarise is planning to build a 30-megawatt artificial intelligence data centre in Bavaria as part of Europe’s broader effort to strengthen control over critical digital infrastructure. The facility will be located in the town of Amberg and is expected to become operational by mid-2027.
The planned data centre could significantly expand Germany’s domestic AI computing capacity. The company has indicated that the project may eventually scale up to 120 megawatts as demand for artificial intelligence processing power continues to grow.
Germany currently has several large data centre facilities, but a significant portion of AI-related infrastructure is operated by foreign technology companies. This has raised concerns about reliance on external providers for critical computing resources and data infrastructure.
The project is part of a wider push across Europe to improve technological sovereignty. Governments and industry leaders in the region have been encouraging the development of locally controlled digital infrastructure amid rising geopolitical tensions, increasing demand for AI computing power, and growing concerns about dependence on overseas technology providers.
Initial investment for the first phase of the facility is expected to run into the hundreds of millions of euros. The centre will be designed specifically to support artificial intelligence workloads, which require far greater computing capacity and energy resources compared with traditional cloud computing services.
The development highlights the increasing importance of AI-focused data centres as countries and companies compete to secure the infrastructure needed to train and deploy advanced artificial intelligence systems.
