With a capacity of up to 250,000 GPUs, the new AI cloud on Dutch infrastructure is designed to become one of Europe’s largest AI compute hubs.

VOLT Founder and CEO Han de Groot sees AI compute as a new strategic industry for the Netherlands.

VOLT is launching the Dutch AI Cloud, a new AI cloud platform that gives organisations in the Netherlands and Europe access to high-quality AI computing power on fully Dutch infrastructure.

Developed in collaboration with Dell Technologies, NorthC Datacentres, and investor De Groot Family Office (DGFO), the platform represents the first operational step toward an AI Gigafactory that VOLT is developing in Rotterdam. The AI Cloud is designed for organisations using AI for mission-critical applications in financial services, healthcare, biotech, industry, government and defense.

The Dutch AI Cloud will become operational in October 2026 from a new VOLT AI Factory in Amsterdam. VOLT and NorthC Datacentres have signed a partnership agreement for this purpose. Capacity will then be expanded in phases to the AI Gigafactory in Rotterdam. With this, VOLT aims to grow into one of Europe’s largest independent AI cloud platforms.

“AI is rapidly evolving from an experimental technology into a mission-critical production factor. Organisations need not only access to computing power but also control over the infrastructure on which their AI runs. With the Dutch AI Cloud, we are building a European alternative that gives organisations that certainty.”

 

Han de Groot

Founder and CEO of VOLT

 

AI infrastructure under Dutch control

VOLT is deliberately choosing data centres that are located in the Netherlands, are European-owned, and are operated from the Netherlands. This gives organisations a European alternative in which data, AI models, and AI workloads remain under strict control and comply with European laws and regulations.

The platform offers organisations maximum flexibility. They can purchase AI computing power by the hour, reserve GPU capacity for a fixed monthly fee, have VOLT manage their own AI infrastructure, or choose a fully customised and managed AI environment.

“Europe’s AI competitiveness will depend on infrastructure that delivers performance, control and trust. Our collaboration with VOLT in the Netherlands is about building that foundation: integrated AI infrastructure for sovereign, high-performance workloads. As AI moves from experimentation to production, organisations need more than compute — they need platforms that bring data, networking, cooling, software and services together as one integrated whole. Only then can organisations develop and scale AI on infrastructure they can trust and confidently control.”

 

Adrian McDonald

President, EMEA, Dell Technologies

“Datacentres are evolving from supporting infrastructure into a strategic utility for the digital economy. AI is accelerating that development. Through this collaboration, we are making an important contribution to the digital infrastructure on which the next generation of AI will be built.”

 

Alexandra Schless

CEO, NorthC Datacentres

 

Market shifting toward specialised AI cloud platforms

VOLT expects the market to evolve from generic public cloud platforms to specialised AI cloud providers that are fully designed for AI workloads.

This development is supported by recent Gartner forecasts. According to Gartner, specialised AI cloud providers will serve around 20% of the global AI cloud market by 2030, a market estimated at approximately €300 billion. Gartner also expects the total global public cloud market to grow to nearly €1.6 trillion by 2029.

VOLT sees this as confirmation that organisations are increasingly choosing AI infrastructure specifically designed for large-scale AI applications. By combining powerful GPU technology, efficient datacentres and Dutch operations, the company aims to offer high-quality AI computing power at predictable costs and with maximum control over data and AI workloads.

 

AI Gigafactory Rotterdam as the next growth phase

The Dutch AI Cloud represents the first operational step toward the development of an AI Gigafactory Rotterdam. Over the coming years, this facility is expected to expand AI computing capacity in phases to approximately 250,000 GPUs and grow into one of Europe’s largest AI compute campuses.

As an NVIDIA AI Gigafactory Partner, VOLT is developing the AI Gigafactory together with technology, industrial and knowledge partners. The facility is being designed for mission-critical AI applications for organisations in the Netherlands and Europe.

 

The AI Gigafactory is supported by a broad consortium of partners including:

Eneco, TNO, InvestNL, ING, EY, Achmea, CVC|DIF, Unica, Haskoning, VDL Groep, AMS-IX, NL-ix, SIDN, Brainport Eindhoven, EQT, Schneider Electric, Accenture and Dutch universities: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Leiden University, Amsterdam UMC, Utrecht University and Eindhoven University of Technology.

“The Netherlands has a strong position in the field of quantum technology, photonics, semiconductors, digital infrastructure and high-tech systems. These are key technologies for which TNO is committed to bringing knowledge, industry and social application closer together. To further expand this position, access to AI computing power is essential. AI infrastructure thus forms the connecting link between scientific research, technological innovation and economic application.”

 

Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi

CEO of TNO

 

Strategic infrastructure for the Dutch economy

According to VOLT, AI infrastructure is developing into a strategic production factor for economies, comparable to energy, telecom and transport infrastructure. Access to high-quality AI computing power is therefore becoming an important prerequisite for innovation, productivity and the international competitiveness of companies and knowledge institutions.

“The first generation of AI was about chatbots and productivity. The next generation is about AI agents that develop software, support medical diagnoses, control factories and execute complete business processes. Once AI becomes mission-critical, the infrastructure on which it runs becomes just as strategic as energy or telecom.”

 

Han de Groot

Founder and CEO of VOLT

“For that reason, organisations will make increasingly deliberate choices about where their AI agents, their digital employees, run. Just as companies do not place their people randomly somewhere in the world, they will also want to build their AI infrastructure on systems they can trust and over which they retain control. This is about security and privacy, but equally about innovation, competitiveness and retaining economic value.”

 

Han de Groot

Founder and CEO of VOLT

“The countries that possess their own AI computing power will shape the next phase of the digital economy. That is why I believe the Netherlands should not only be a user of AI, but also a producer of AI computing power.”

 

Han de Groot

Founder and CEO of VOLT

“The Netherlands has everything it needs to play a leading role in this: sustainable energy from the North Sea, an international digital infrastructure, a globally leading semiconductor sector, and deep expertise in electrical engineering, cooling technology, and systems integration. Through this unique combination, we can build a new strategic industry. I call that Power-to-Compute: converting sustainable energy into high-value AI computing power. Not only for the Netherlands, but for all of Europe.”

 

Han de Groot

Founder and CEO of VOLT

 

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