How big is Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany)?

Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) has 20 MW of known IT capacity, located in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It ranks #307 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.

What is the status of Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany)?

Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2022.

Who operates Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany)?

Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) is operated by Aleph Alpha and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Structured intelligence reports are available for Aleph Alpha Operator Report and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Operator Report and Germany Country Report.

What energy source does Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) use?

Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) is powered by renewable energy and is focused on mixed workloads. This is backed by 2 cited sources.

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Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany)

Name: Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany)
Address: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany/datacenters/aleph-alpha-ai-data-center-germany.html

Operational Renewable 20 MW Mixed

Country

Germany

Operator

Aleph Alpha, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Energy

Renewable

Known capacity

20 MW

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Record Notes

Aleph Alpha is Germany's leading AI startup, focused on sovereign, explainable AI for European enterprise and government use cases. Its training infrastructure, co-located in German data centers operated with HPE hardware, powers the Luminous language model family — the first large language models developed and operated entirely within EU jurisdiction. Aleph Alpha's business model centers on data sovereignty: governments and regulated industries in Germany, the EU, and allied nations can run Aleph Alpha models on private or on-premise deployments. The German government selected Aleph Alpha as a supplier for the Bundeswehr (military) and various federal agencies. BW-KI, Baden-Württemberg's AI initiative, is also a partner. While small by hyperscaler standards, Aleph Alpha represents the European sovereign AI model and has attracted investment from Bosch, SAP, and the German federal government.

Taxonomy Links

Aleph Alpha

operators

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Germany

Operational

Renewable

Under 100 MW

Mixed

Europe

Western Europe

2022

Heidelberg

Analyst Flags

No obvious coverage gaps detected in the current structured record.

Timeline Signals

Earliest market signal2022

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Intelligence Reports

Structured analysis covering this facility's operator and market context.

OperatorAleph Alpha Operator Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV OperatorHewlett Packard Enterprise Operator Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV CountryGermany Country Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV

Frequently asked questions

How big is Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany)?: Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) has 20 MW of known IT capacity, located in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It ranks #307 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.
What is the status of Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany)?: Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2022.
Who operates Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany)?: Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) is operated by Aleph Alpha and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Structured intelligence reports are available for Aleph Alpha Operator Report and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Operator Report and Germany Country Report.
What energy source does Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) use?: Aleph Alpha — AI Sovereign Cloud (Germany) is powered by renewable energy and is focused on mixed workloads. This is backed by 2 cited sources.