AQ Compute
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AQ Compute is a European colocation data center developer, launched in 2020 as a spin-out of the German investment manager Aquila Capital, that builds modular, renewable-powered data centers marketed as “AI-ready” for hyperscale and AI/GPU tenants. As of 2025-2026 the company operates a live, expanding campus near Oslo, Norway (AQ-OSL1) and is constructing a second campus outside Barcelona, Spain (AQ-BCN1), with additional projects reported to be underway in Milan. Its Norwegian site already hosts NexGen Cloud, a sustainable GPU cloud provider, as its anchor tenant, and its newer buildings there use liquid cooling and immersion cooling for high-density AI workloads. In 2024, Bain Capital acquired a majority stake in AQ Compute to fund multi-billion-euro expansion plans targeting hyperscale and AI customers across Europe.
AQ Compute has a confirmed data center presence at the following locations:
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AQ Compute Data Center Locations
- Hønefoss, Norway AQ-OSL1A PENDING REVIEW
This building is the original 2024 launch site of AQ Compute's Norwegian campus and hosts NexGen Cloud's GPU cloud operations as its inaugural, anchor tenant. - Hønefoss, Norway AQ-OSL1B PENDING REVIEW
This expansion building was engineered to be entirely liquid-cooled, using rear door heat exchangers and immersion cooling to support high-density AI workloads. - Hønefoss, Norway AQ-OSL1C PENDING REVIEW
This second expansion building shares the campus's liquid-cooling and immersion-cooling infrastructure and was slated to go live in early 2025 as part of a 171MW expandable power supply for the site. - Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain AQ-BCN1 TIER III PENDING REVIEW
The campus is planned to include a direct fiber link to the Barcelona submarine cable landing station and, once fully built, will total roughly 43,000 square meters across independent precast-concrete buildings.
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Common Questions
Does AQ Compute have facilities built specifically for AI/GPU workloads?
Yes. Its AQ-OSL1 campus near Oslo, Norway hosts NexGen Cloud, a GPU cloud provider, and the company's 2025 expansion of that campus (buildings AQ-OSL1B and AQ-OSL1C) added liquid cooling, rear door heat exchangers, and immersion cooling specifically to support AI-ready, high-density computing.
Where does AQ Compute operate data centers?
As of 2025-2026, AQ Compute's confirmed operating or under-construction facilities are near Oslo, Norway (the AQ-OSL1 campus in Hønefoss) and near Barcelona, Spain (the AQ-BCN1 campus in Cerdanyola del Vallès), with the company also describing additional projects underway in Milan, Italy.
Who owns AQ Compute?
AQ Compute was launched by German investment manager Aquila Capital (Aquila Group) in 2020, and in 2024 Bain Capital acquired a majority stake to accelerate the company's European expansion.
Does AQ Compute sell colocation space or run its own cloud service?
AQ Compute sells colocation capacity to hyperscale and AI customers rather than offering its own branded cloud service; its Oslo facility, for example, hosts a third-party GPU cloud tenant (NexGen Cloud) rather than AQ Compute's own cloud product.
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