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EuroHPC signs EUR 129 million contract to add AI power to MareNostrum 5

EuroHPC JU signed a EUR 129 million procurement contract with a consortium led by Fsas Technologies and Telefonica to add GPUs, AI accelerators, faster interconnects and storage to MareNostrum 5 in Barcelona, half funded through the Digital Europe Programme.

Verified EuroHPC Joint Undertaking press release, 26 January 2026

What it does not test. This does not confirm the new hardware is installed or running, only that the procurement contract has been signed.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. EUR129M contract upgrades hardware; owner/operator/law of machine unchanged. European Sovereignty Index

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